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St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Steve@DunbarGardens
Joyce country style skib

Joyce country style skib

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Katherine had a great class at BARN on Bainbridge Katherine had a great class at BARN on Bainbridge Island this past weekend with 8 students making a potluck style basket. Most were learning new techniques like cutting scalloms and oval bases. Look closely and you can see some nice baskets (though not all were finished with trimming yet). All made with willows grown on our farm of course. Willow basketry in the Pacific Northwest is becoming quite popular. . #willowbasket #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #basketry #handwork2026
Two new openwork oval arm baskets or fitched marke Two new openwork oval arm baskets or fitched market baskets as we call them. One has a solid base and one has a fitched base and both are made from the willow variety Whissender which has a beautiful color and great fragrance. Second photo pairs the fitched base basket with one made with peeled Whissender that Katherine made before her class at Willow Fest Northwest. . . #willowbasket #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #farmtobasket #dunbargardens
One of Katherine’s large Irish skibs is part of th One of Katherine’s large Irish skibs is part of the current virtual basket exhibit of National Basketry Organization members work online. She titled it “Skagit Sunset” (we live in Skagit Valley). There are many interesting art works to look at in the photo gallery. Jurors gave out quite a few awards too. Unfortunately there wasn’t an award for best basket hanging on the side of an artist’s barn. The first photo is the one submitted and the second is the basket hanging in our house today. Nice thing about a virtual exhibit is not having to ship a large 32 inch diameter basket. All of those colors are of course willows that we grow and coppice here where we’re always inspired by nature and traditional basketry. Link to exhibit: nationalbasketry.org/exhibitions/every-1-2026/. . #willowbasket #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #dunbargardens #nbomember
Flashback to August 2015 when Katherine had an exh Flashback to August 2015 when Katherine had an exhibit of her baskets at the Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum in nearby La Conner. She had a nice variety of her work available for it. Over the years she has had baskets in many different group exhibits at the museum. Although she doesn’t have a piece in the upcoming International Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival in September, she will be demonstrating her basketry there on Sunday the 27th in Maple Hall. . #willowbaskets #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #dunbargardens #basketry
Katherine is on her way to teach for four days at Katherine is on her way to teach for four days at Willow Fest Northwest. In the past week she made a couple of paniers à jour for samples for that half of the class time. You can see the finished baskets in photo 2. Two different base styles that could be made. Although they are different in size, they are made on a base hoop the same size. The white basket was made from mostly peeled Whissender which won’t be an option in the class. We also loaded a third one into the car this morning that you can see in photo 3. That one was originally made for a “hands on” exhibit at the Renwick Gallery back in 2013. Last photo shows all of the willows getting loaded for the class. Lots of small rods for the rope coil weave baskets leaning up against the back. Quite a haul on a hot day here in the Pacific Northwest. Weaving begins tomorrow! . #willowbaskets #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #nwbasketweavers #willowfestnorthwest
We did a little bark peeling recently. Katherine w We did a little bark peeling recently. Katherine was getting a willow bark supply together for a couple of classes that she will be teaching in October at North House Folk School in Minnesota. You can see we have a size range of willow rods to peel. Taking advantage of the sunshine to dry the bark rolls. Last two photos are class samples. . #willowbark #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #dunbargardens #handwork2026
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