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GUILD
NEWSLETTER
Fall 2011
Volume 23
Number 3, September to December 2011
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Hello Everyone,
Our spring class with Clara Gough was a wonderful experience. Clara
is an attentive, gentle and encouraging teacher – many, many thanks Clara
for sharing your basketry stories with us. Our baskets look beautiful!
As we look forward to the fall of the year lots of basketry projects
come to mind .
Outdoor Lanterns, Outdoor Tamarack Geese, Outdoor Harvest Baskets –a theme?
A Poignant Note:
South African archaeologist Glynn Isaac (1937-1985) who worked with Richard
Leaky thought a lot about baskets and the role they played in the evolution
of man. He wrote that “the watershed achievement of all time was the
invention of the basket”. Quote from “Interlacing, the elemental fabric”
by Jack Lenor Larsen published by Kodansha International, New York,
1986:18.
Joleen
Note from Pat Othen: If you misplace this newsletter over the
summer, you will find a copy in the archive
section of our website. It is under the Tab "Past
Events".
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DUES
(calendar year)
$15 per individual
$20 per couple
Payable to:
Nova Scotia Basketry Guild
Mail to:
121 Crichton Avenue, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia,
B3A 3R6
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FUTURE
WORKSHOPS
Suggestions for workshops, and locations to hold the workshops are always
appreciated.
If you, or someone you know, would like to teach a workshop, or have an
idea for a workshop, or an idea for workshop space, please e-mail us and
let us know. We have people who can help make it happen!
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GORDON
FALL TUESDAYS
NEW!
Mornings and Evenings
Mornings 9:30am to 1pm
Complete those projects or start new ones. Gather for a potluck
lunch at noon.
Evenings 7pm to 9pm
Working members would like to have fun too.
Phone Joleen for details
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GUILD
ACTIVITIES
Guild Basket
Demonstrations
July 22-24 (Friday - Sunday) – Nova Scotia Designer Craft Summer Market
in Victoria Park, Halifax (across from the Public Gardens on Spring Garden
Road). We will demonstrate the Berry Box Lanterns in the run-up
to Nocturne: Art at Night in Halifax in October
("Berry-Box Lantern" Public Workshop. See our October Guild
Workshop below.)
July 23-24 (Saturday - Sunday) – Acadian Days at Grand Pré.
We demonstrated last summer on the Sunday with lots of interest.
Bring whatever basket you are working on at the time and enjoy the
festivities. For complete program: www.grand-pre.com. To carpool, contact Joleen
Gordon; E-mail: Joleen
October 8 (Saturday) – Ross Farm Museum.
Our annual trip to Ross Farm Museum where we make witherod or willow
baskets and they feed us with freshly baked cookies and tea from Rosebank
Cottage kitchen. Please volunteer for this family day at the farm.
Contact: Donna Silvert E-mail: Donna
November 18-20, 2011 (Friday to Sunday) – Nova Scotia Designer Craft
Christmas Market.
Exact dates and times later, but it will be at the Cunard Event Centre,
Pier 23, 961 Marginal Road, Halifax.
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UPCOMING
GUILD EVENTS
April 2012 – Guild Basket Exhibition: “GREEN
BASKETRY” We
have been successful in our application to have another basketry exhibition
at the Craig Gallery at the Alderney Landing in the Dartmouth Ferry
Terminal Building. This exhibition of recently created baskets by our
members will feature locally grown or found materials available in Nova
Scotia. We have a rich variety of natural materials – shoots of
willow, witherod and dogwood; strips of maple, ash and poplar; stems of
grass, rush and straw; long lengths of tree roots, vines and garden leaves.
We also have a wealth of man-made materials – colourful telephone wire and
plastic cord as well as paper, cardboard and boxboard, some of which can be
cut, woven, twisted, coiled, wrapped or re-shaped and re-woven into a
variety of both traditional and “new” baskets, arbours, trellises and
wonderful organic garden creations.
We shall be offering Guild workshops to the public and our members
focussing on making and creating with both traditional and “new” man-made
basketry materials between now and April 2012. Let’s hear about your Green baskets ideas for future
workshops!
During the exhibition, we are planning a public workshop making the “Wine
Box Basket Tote” re-using the Alderney Landing NSLC boxes. We also
plan to offer basket demonstrations reflecting the exhibition theme during
the April Saturday morning markets. We are also planning an evening
seminar discussion “What is a Basket?” delving into the long debated topic
of the difference between Art and Craft.
This should be a lot of fun for us – and very educational for the public!
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GUILD
MEMBER NEWS
Peggy Jenkinson -- Peggy will be at the Lunenburg Farmers' Market all summer (Thursdays 8am
until noon in the Community Centre Parking Lot (arena if raining)).
July 30th Peggy will be demonstrating basketmaking at the Bridgewater
Exhibition.
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MONTHLY
GUILD WORKSHOPS
Usually
the Third Saturday of each month (September to May)
Register
with and pay the contact person listed for each class.
If you are not a current member you will be required to pay the $15 annual
dues plus the class fee.
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September 17
and 18, 2011 - Saturday and Sunday
Mi'kmaq Hand-pounded Ash Lidded Basket
with Chief Greg McEwan
Learn how to weave a
round-bottomed basket complete with colourful patterned sides and make a
lid to fit! Greg will demonstrate Ash pounding and welcomes
volunteers.
Instructor: Chief Greg McEwan
Cost: $130.00 (includes materials)
Participants: 10
Place: Cox Lake Camp, Hammond's Plains, Nova Scotia
Time: Saturday, 9:30am to 3:30pm
Sunday, 9:30am to 3:30pm
Tools: Non-folding knife and lunch both days
Class contact: Register with Lillian Fowler E:mail Lillian
Please Register and Mail in your Class Fee before September 3,
2011
to: Nova Scotia Basketry Guild, 121 Crichton Street,
Dartmouth, NS, B3A 3R6
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October 15,
2011 - Saturday
Nocturne: Art at Night in Halifax
"Berry-Box Lantern" Public Workshop
Our suggestion for having
a public workshop teaching people how to make the unique Halifax craft of
Berry-Box Lanterns was a hit with both the Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and
Design and the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market – AS long as we do
not put real candles in them; fire regulations…
The berry boxes are made in Nova Scotia, a symbol of farmers’ markets, of
eating local and they are another way of re-using and enjoying. Also,
the three projections on the front of the new Halifax Seaport Market
Building are called “lanterns” (that was new to me) and we shall have a
table in the centre one.
Nine volunteers shall be working in 3’s, in each of the three 2-hour
shifts, showing 25 people in each shift how to put together 6 boxes with
metal twist ties to make a lantern; total 75 lanterns using 450
boxes! For lighting, we will have small battery-operated tea lights
or they can put a lighted candle in at home.
PLEASE VOLUNTEER – this event is a fund raiser for our Guild.
Special consideration for a basket workshop in 2013, our 25th Anniversary
year…
SAVE YOUR BOXES – STAINS PREFERRED!
We will demonstrate this craft at the Nova Scotia Designer Craft Summer
Market in July. We will also teach the skill any Gordon
Summer Tuesday basket morning. Come and learn so you can teach
at Nocturne and be part of the night-time fun!
Participants: 9 Volunteers -- 3 for 6pm-8pm, 3 for 8pm-10pm, 3
for 10pm-midnight
Place: Halifax Seaport Farmers' Market
Time: 6pm to midnight
Tools: your enthusiasm
Class contact: Register with Joleen Gordon E:mail Joleen
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November 19,
2011 - Saturday
Tamarack Geese
with Guild Members
Tamarack, Hackmatack, Juniper or Larch – the tree with many names.
Also the only needle-bearing tree to lose its needles come fall.
Create your own Tamarack Goose of bound tamarack limbs into an outdoor
garden ornament modelled after the tamarack geese decoys made by the native
Cree people in Northern Ontario used to lure Canada and Snow Geese.
Note: our geese will not be used for hunting. Guild will
provide binding twine and camaraderie.
Instructor: Guild Members
Cost: $10.00 (Collecting Trip either previous
Saturday/Sunday November 12/13)
Participants: 10
Place: Cox Lake Camp, Hammond's Plains, Nova Scotia
Time: Collecting either Saturday/Sunday Nov. 12/13, details later
for participants
Constructing Saturday Nov. 19, 9:30am to
3:30pm
Tools: clippers and lunch
Class contact: Register
with Kay Stanfield E:mail Kay
Please Register and Mail in your Class Fee before November 5,
2011
to: Nova Scotia Basketry Guild, 121 Crichton Street,
Dartmouth, NS, B3A 3R6
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December 3,
2011 - Saturday
Christmas Angels
with Guild Members
Create you very own Christmas Angel, complete with Trumpet, from sticks and
Virginia Creeper vines. We could also make lighted Random-weave Balls
for hanging.
Instructor: Guild Members
Cost: $10.00 (Collecting Trip either previous
Saturday/Sunday November 26/27)
Participants: 10
Place: 121 Crichton Avenue, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Time: Collecting either Saturday/Sunday Nov 26/27, details later for
participants
Constructing Saturday Dec. 3, 9:30am to
3:30pm
Tools: clippers and lunch
Class contact: Register
with Joleen Gordon E:mail Joleen
Please Register and Mail in your Class Fee before November 19,
2011
to: Nova Scotia Basketry Guild, 121 Crichton Street,
Dartmouth, NS, B3A 3R6
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NON-GUILD
EVENTS & NOTICES
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Basket
and Basketry Outlets
Clara Gough has been selling her Maple baskets
in the Dartmouth Alderney Landing Market on Saturday mornings.
Anne Mae Darville and Maggie Bean have baskets for sale at
the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia shop.
Greg McEwan's ash baskets and Alan Hayward's bark baskets
are for sale at The Bogside and Carrefour in Halifax. Greg's baskets are
also on sale at Lucia Studio in Chester.
Maritime Hobbies in Halifax is now selling reed basketry kits,
tools, pre-woven cane for chair seats and books. The kits are great if
you don't have storage space for bundles of reeds. They will also
order reed, handles, tools, dyes at your request. 1521 Grafton Street,
902-423-8870.
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Nova
Scotia Basketry Contacts
New Glasgow: Donna Manuel
Cape Breton: Diane Langdon-Dann
Seaforth: Hannah Dunleavy
Lunenburg: Heather Sanft
Antigonish: Sian Turner
Hubbards: Peggy Jenkinson
Contact us for further
information Nova Scotia Basketry
Guild
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Other
Things to See and Do
July 16-17 – Yellow
Birch Hat Making Demonstration
Ross Farm part of The Nova Scotia Museum
Staff will
demonstrate hat making using strips of wood known as “sheens” stripped
from freshly gathered yellow birch logs.
More information: 1-902-689-2210 or Ross
Farm Museum.
Read “Handwoven Hats, A History of Straw, Wood and Rush Hats in Nova
Scotia” by Joleen Gordon, available at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural
History shop or a library.
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August 28 -
September 3
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Summer Workshops:
Charissa Brock will teach basketry with Bamboo.
For more information contact Haystack Mountain School of
Crafts
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EXHIBITIONS
CANCELLED (I am so sorry...Joleen)
Uncommon Threads: Wabanaki Textiles, Clothing and Costume"
Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History in Halifax
October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011
This exhibition features Mi'kmaq basketry reproductions and many
other objects. The exhibition will remain in Augusta, Maine until
December 2011. It opens February 2012 at the National Museum of the
American Indian, George Gustav Heye Center in New York City.
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