NSBG Past Events

Honorary Members
are special people whose work we admire and who inspire us

Werner Turtschi of Hondrich, Switzerland - Willow basketmaker
Michael Thierschmann of Neustadt Germany - Willow basketmaker
Annie Paul of Indian Brook, NS - Mi'kmaq wooden flower maker
Olivia Elton Barratt of Little Hadham, England - Rush basketmaker
Clara Clayton Gough of East Preston, NS - Black basketmaker
George Saulnier of Hectanooga, NS - Acadian basketmaker
Anne May Darville of Eskasoni/Halifax, NS - Mi’kmaq basketmaker
Greg McEwan of Bear River, NS - Mi'kmaq basketmaker
Caroline Gould of Eskasoni, NS - Mi'kmaq basketmaker
Basil Peters of Indian Brook, NS - Mi'kmaq basketmaker

Organized Basketry Exhibitions
with demonstrations & workshops

2012: "GREEN Basketry" exhibition, Craig Gallery, Alderney Landing,

Dartmouth

2012: "GREEN Basketry" Selections from the Craig Gallery exhibition,

Scott Manor House, Bedford

2006: Basket Stories – The Craig Gallery, Alderney Landing, Dartmouth
2001: Nova Scotia Basketry Traditions – Dartmouth Heritage Museum
2000: Basketry: Honouring the Past, Exploring the Future –

Alderney Landing Visual Arts Gallery, Dartmouth

1997: Baskets: Traditional and Beyond – Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax
1993: Craft Theme Years – Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax,

Nova Scotia Department of Education and Culture celebrating the first 5 years of the Craft Theme Years

1992: Gather Ye Baskets – Unitarian Church Ballroom, Halifax, where we

displayed work of our members under the guidance of member
Michal Crowe

Organized Basketry Demonstrations

1988 - Present: Ross Farm Museum, Lunenburg Co. NS - annual program
1988 - Present: Nova Scotia Designer Craft Council, Summer & Winter Markets
Over the years: Various Locations of the Nova Scotia Museum
Over the years: Programs in the Public Libraries and daycares
Over the years: Dartmouth Farmers' Market

Participated in Community Events

2008: 20th Anniversary of NSBG - 2 year series of events focusing on

Ash baskets in Mi'kmaq, Nantucket and Shaker traditions with the Mi'kmaq Mainland Confederacy, the Shubenacadie Canal Commission and the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage

2004-2006: Baskets for the IWK (regional children's hospital) Auxiliary's

annual Kermesse

2005: Snake Charmer’s Basket for Symphony Nova Scotia’s production of

The Nutcracker

1995: Summit’95 in Halifax - Basketry demonstrations
1994: August 15 – Our visit with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
1993: Birchbark: Micmac and Nordic Traditions with the

Shubenacadie Canal Commission

1991: The Craft Theme Year of Basketry – year long basketweaving workshops

and demonstrations, compiling The Basket Notes and making the Nova Scotia Museum kit

Organized Special Workshops

2006-2009: Greg McEwan, Bear River, Nova Scotia –

Traditional Mi'kmaq Ash Basketry

2008: Martha Weatherbee, New Hampshire USA – Shaker Cat-head Basket
2006: Flo Hoppe, Rome New York USA – Dyed Reed Basketry
2005: Todd Labrador – Mi’kmaq Birch Bark Container
2004: Clara Clayton Gough, East Preston Nova Scotia – Red Maple Basketry
2004: Joan Carrigan, Saltspring Island British Columbia – Rush Hatmaking
2004: Lyn Siler, North Carolina USA – Cherokee Ash Basketmaking
2004: Werner Turtschi, Switzerland – Willow Basketry Workshops - Province wide
2003: Louise Lortie, Prince Edward Island – Wheat Weaving
2003: Joan Carrigan, Saltspring Island British Columbia –

West-Coast Cedar Bark Basket

2003: Clara Clayton Gough, East Preson Nova Scotia – Red Maple Basketry
2002: Sanna Rahola, Finland/Nova Scotia – Felted Containers
2001: Mary Butcher, England – Willow Shopping Baskets
2000: Werner Turtschi, Switzerland – European Willow Basketry Workshops
2000: Anne Mae Darville, Eskasoni/Halifax Nova Scotia –

Mi'kmaq Ash and Sweetgrass Basketry

1998: Ankaret Dean, Oakville Ontario – Woodland Sculptures
1997: Shuna Rendel, London England – Netting and Complex Linking
1997: Hisako Sekijima, Japan – Traditional & contemporary Japanese Basketry
1996: Kay Johnson, Witham England – Traditional British Rush Basketry
1996: Jules Koch, Ontario – Wild Withy Basketry
1996: Sue Marvin, Washington USA – Northwest Coast Cedar, Cherry,

Sweetgrass Basketry

1995: Lois Walpole, London England –Waste Basket Workshops
1993: Karin Lundholm, Sweden – Swedish Birch Bark Basketry
1993: Melinda Mayhall, Toronto Ontario – Colourful Reed Basketry.
1990: Olivia Elton Barratt, Little Hadham England –

Traditional British Rush Basketry

1989: Werner Turtschi, Switzerland – European Willow Basketry Workshops
1987: Werner Turtschi, Switzerland – European Willow Basketry Workshops
1987: Michael Thierschmann, Germany – Willow Lidded-Cheese Basket
1985: Ankaret Dean, Oakville Ontario – Telephone Wire Basketry

We are very grateful for financial assistance from The Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, The Canada Council, The Swedish Embassy, The British Council, Canadian Heritage/Ottawa, and many corporate sponsors in our Province of Nova Scotia.