Tag Archives: baskets

January 2012 newsletter

Happy New Year! We hope your new year is off to a good start. 2011 was a busy year for us. As many of you know, Katherine made a six week trip to Europe to visit basketry festivals, basketmakers, museums, … Continue reading

2 Comments

Filed under Dunbar Gardens

Exploring Baskets

Exploring Baskets is a show of work by members of the Northwest Basket Weavers Guild exhibited in Anacortes, WA from December 3, 2010 to January 29, 2011. There are over 60 pieces by 22 guild members and the show’s two … Continue reading

1 Comment

Filed under exhibits

November 2010 newsletter

News from Dunbar Gardens November 2010 Upcoming Events Art’s Alive! 2010 at Maple Hall in La Conner, WA, November 5-7. Annual celebration of local arts in the nearby town of La Conner.  Katherine will have a basket in the open … Continue reading

Leave a Comment

Filed under Dunbar Gardens

Puyallup Fair Grand Champion

Katherine’s willow basket was selected Grand Champion of the 2010 Puyallup Fair in the professional basketry category of the home arts competitive exhibits. The Puyallup Fair (officially the Western Washington Fair) draws over a million visitors every year and is … Continue reading

2 Comments

Filed under basketry

September newsletter

Upcoming Events Seattle Tilth Harvest Fair:  Saturday, September 11, 10am-5pm, Meridian Park behind the Good Shepherd Center in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle. This annual event celebrates local farms, urban gardening, and the environment featuring tasty food, music, workshops, sustainable … Continue reading

1 Comment

Filed under Dunbar Gardens

August newsletter

Upcoming events Anacortes Arts Festival Arts at the Port Juried Exhibition: August 6-8, Exhibition entitled “Next” juried by Esther Luttikhuizen showing a diverse mix of work in fine crafts, painting, sculpture, and photography. Katherine is excited to have four pieces … Continue reading

1 Comment

Filed under Dunbar Gardens

Art of the Garden in Everett

Katherine will be showing four baskets at the upcoming exhibit “Art of the Garden” presented by the Arts Council of Snohomish County at the Gallery at the historic Monte Cristo in Everett, Washington July 8-August 19, 2010. Over fifty artists … Continue reading

Leave a Comment

Filed under exhibits

NBO exhibit at The Bascom

Katherine was recently invited to send some of her work to an exhibit of National Basketry Organization members at The Bascom, a non-profit center for the visual arts in Highlands, North Carolina. The Bascom art center is located on 6 … Continue reading

1 Comment

Filed under exhibits