Time is obsolete in the corner of Shakeeka Brooks’ garage. Steady as a metronome, she weaves together something lost with something found. “It just seemed like it found me,” ...

Corine Pearce, Pomo basket weaver, author, and educator (center, in black) demonstrates the art of splitting redbud branches for basket weaving at a "Weaving Baskets, Weaving Bridges" presentation at ...

Traditional Native American basket weaving craft and contemporary architecture and design collide in the new exhibition, Meeting the Clouds Halfway, now on at Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson. The ...

Looping strips of palmetto fronds through coiled sweetgrass is slow poison. Squinting in concentration ruins the eyes, forcing a nail bone through the grass wrecks the hands and bending over the ...

Iam sitting in a church hall with 15 women and one teenage boy and we are chanting “over, under, over, under, over, under” while facilitating good conversations between bits of Bangalow palm. This is ...

Choosing the right sisal fibers is the first step in crafting a sturdy basket. The fibers must be fresh and free of any blemishes or defects. Freshly harvested sisal is preferred as it is more pliable ...

The ancient Native tradition of weaving baskets is now grabbing the attention of the contemporary art world. Jeffrey Brown visited one artist who is taking the form in new directions. It's for our ...

“My father used to tell me that the smallest bamboo basket ever made was that which could hold seven pepper seeds and was a creation of my grandfather. That inspired me and I have now made one which ...