Latest News

Recent Deaths updated 03/19/08

“Basketry: Traditional and Contemporary Woven Art” Basketry Exhibition
September 11 – November 11, 2010
Pickens Museum Of Art & History
307 Johnson St.
Pickens, SC 29671

At the Pickens County Museum of Art & History, eight artists from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia are featured in a basketry exhibition of more than forty baskets and woven art.

Opening Reception is Saturday, September11, 2010 from 6:00-8:00p.m.

Come and meet the artists and enjoy this collection of works from Michael Davis, Barbara McCormick, Gale McKinley, Tika Tucker, Dolores von Rosen, Laura Lee Zanger, Pamela Zimmerman, and Guest Curator Pati English.

From Guest Curator, Pati English : "As Guest Curator, it was my privilege to invite eight artisans to participate in this basketry exhibition. It is my vision that visitors will be amazed and engaged by the scope of artistry and history in hand woven fiber art...The unique display of three-dimensional art is a celebration of beauty and function. Journey through our American heritage, preserving our past, intersecting our present natural world of fiber, and connecting to the contemporary sculptures."

Call the museum at 864-898-5963 for more information.

NCBA Announces Online Membership/Registration Program!

The North Carolina Basketmaker's Association is proud to announce all members can now access their membership records online. Membership dues, as well as Convention Registration and Class Materials Fees can be paid online, using PayPal or a credit card. Thanks to Andria and Jim D'Errico, who worked to make this program a reality! Each member will generate a password and user name the first time they log in. Members, PLEASE check your contact information (including email address,) and, if not current, you can enter your own corrections online! We are very excited about this new system, and know you will love it.

Online Membership and Convention Registration

To keep up to date with new developments, as well as current Convention information, join our Yahoo Email Group. All members may post to the email group, so in addition to this being a method for receiving general announcements, it is a good place for members to share information with other members.

NCBA Members in Exhibition

The NCBA-affiliate guild Charlotte's Web has a "Spring Basket Display" in the Charlotte Douglas Airport. The large, well-lit case is located in the main food court, near the Business Center, under the red staircase behind the bar with the big airplane mobile. It's worth hunting for! Stop by and take a look!

Farewell to Mary

Mary wrote: "This is my last hurrah as your NCBA website reporter. I had absolutely no idea what I was getting into when I volunteered to take over website responsibilities from Anette Meier way back when and boy, did I learn a lot—talk about your basic trial and error! But I never achieved a level of competence anywhere near that of Pamela Zimmerman, who so kindly offered to relieve me of the technical stuff a couple of years later. Pamela and I enjoyed a fine working relationship, quite totally understanding each other, despite the fact that we seldom spoke either on the phone or face to face. She is a super talented woman whose accomplishments are on their way to becoming legendary, and I appreciate and envy her strong commitment to her art and to NCBA.
My departure makes way for the fresh talent and enthusiasm of Cathy Schneider , (at right) a member of NCBA and Dream Weavers of Matthews, NC. I am so pleased that she is willing—happy even—to take on the job of web reporter and I know that she will tackle her responsibilities with gusto.
My thanks for this opportunity and my best wishes to all of you,

Mary Zeh Kuhr"

If you have ever been to NCBA convention, you will know that Mary seems to know everyone, and is a joy to be with. Her viviacious personality and quick wit has been evident in her reporting, especially in her narration of convention photos (see years 2004-2006, still on this site) She has an unerring editors' eye, snapping the greatest photos, and knowing how to turn seemingly plain fare into news. Mary has been the heart and soul of this website. She will be sorely missed...but we do understand, there is life after baskets. Come back and see us sometime!

Special Projects, Community Awareness, and Other Weaving Opportunities
Weaving Opportunities

Official NCBA events are listed first and given priority.
Affiliate Guilds special events are listed on the website at the guild's request. NCBA will host registration information and put it on the website.
NCBA individual members can have WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE information about events posted (this is the NCBA Bulletin Board that was previously announced and is also available for inclusion in the Reeder's Report.)
Business events are not considered Individual Member events and thus are not eligible for posting.
The Yahoo Email Group is open to posting by businesses and individuals for basketry related events.
.Sorry, we cannot simply list the availability of a teacher; it must be a specific scheduled class. Remember to include date, times, venue and cost, if applicable. We reserve the right to make the final determination as to published content. While the website has no deadlines and you can submit information at any time, The Reeders' Report does. They are:

October 1 for November issue
January 1 for the February issue
April 1 for the May issue
July 1 for the August issue
Send your information by e-mail to:
Alma Lambert and Pamela Zimmerman If you have any questions about what to post or ANYTHING else, please contact us. We look forward to hearing about and passing along the interesting activities of your guild and its members.

Recent Deaths

Site Map
If you have photos of weaving evens, or other news of interest to NCBA members, please send it to:
Cathy Schneider, web reporter; or Pamela Zimmerman, webmaster. Please include as complete information as possible, including names of individuals shown in photos! If you have no means of digitizing your pictures, send to Pamela at the address in the member's roster. Please send SASE if you would like the photos returned!

Anti Spam