Great Basin Basketmakers October 2015 Page 1

October 1, 2015 - Business Meeting & Program 1st Congregational Church of Reno, 627 Sunnyside Dr, Reno Business meeting at 11, followed by lunch & show & tell, Program starts at 1pm.

Table of Contents

October Class Info Page 2 GBB Exhibits & Lamoille Festival Page 3 Pres. Message Page 4 Douglas County Demo Page 4 Willow Tunnels Page 5 September Meeting Minutes Page 6 Upcoming Events Page 7

Newsletter October 2015

Volume 29 Number 10

Edited by

Susan Lester

www.greatbasinbasketmakers.org

October meeting program information:

Programs and Classes 2016 planning This is an important meeting for all to attend!

Is there a basket technique you really want to learn? Is there a material you would like to try

using? Are there weaving hints you would like to share with the group? Maybe you have

been practicing something new this year and are ready to show it to fellow members. Please

plan to attend this important meeting to give your input for the upcoming year’s programs

and classes. If you want to teach a class in 2016 come prepared to show an example of the

project. Your programs/classes committee has already been working for you and we have

come up with few ideas we hope you will like. Something new for 2016 will be an instructor

proposal application for all potential teachers to fill out. More information about this will be

available soon. If you are unable to attend the meeting please contact Susan Lester 338-

7910, fordtraveler@gmail.com or Karen Olson 843-1361 or kvolson@charter.net with your

ideas and comments.

See you all there.

GBB Needs You!

2016 Open Positions

Vice President

Guild Secretary

Board of Director Members

Shows and Exhibit Chair

Grants Committee

Education Committee

Publicity

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October Classes

Random Weave Bird's Nest

Saturday, October 24, 2015, 9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the St.

Peter's Rectory, 300 N. Division St, Carson City with

Betty Hulse.

The basket structure is formed with small willow. Other

natural material such as rush, sedge, iris leaves and cornhusks are added to make a random weave

basket. The last step is to add dyed reed, ribbon & yarn for color and interest. You will have the op-

portunity to create a unique basket. Please bring an old towel, a small soaking container, and

garden scissors/shears. Fees include all other necessary supplies & tools.

Fee: $25 members, $30 non-members. Material fees: $10. Contact: Betty Hulse: 747-5794 or

betty.hulse5@yahoo.com

“Autumn in Tahoe” a Quatrefoil Tray with Jane Milner

Skill level: Intermediate

Twill experience strongly advised, or the ability to

read a graphed pattern (from knitting, counted cross

stitch, loom weaving.)

Class size: limited to 12

Date: October 15th, 2015

Time: 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM

Place: First Congregational Church, Sunnyside Dr,

Reno, NV

Cost: $25.00 members; $30.00 non-member

Materials Fee: $25.00

Size: 12" x 12", about 2 1/2" high: 1/4" flat dyed and natural reed, 1/2" flat oval for rims, sea-

grass for rim filler, cane or artificial sinew for the lasher. I will provide a class mold for ease

in weaving the sides. Color choices: Blue or Brown, the rest of the basket will be orange,

gold and green, unless you supply your own dyed reed. As always, if you want to supply your

own materials, you are welcome to do so! In fact, I would encourage it!

Tools: Usual basketry tools...soaking basin, spray bottle, shears, awl, heavy duty packing

tool, and sur-form shaver, pencil, plus all the goodies in your tool basket. Helpful, but not es-

sential: a quilter's rotary cutting mat, for laying out your base. 2" metal clips from Home De-

pot. I just picked up a box of them, so have plenty to sell, plus some to borrow during class. I

will also have the heavy duty packing tool available for sale.

What I need to know from you: 1. Do you want a kit? 2. What color: Brown or blue?

Questions or to sign up please contact Jane Milner at twillweaver@yahoo.com

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Fall is a busy time for exhibits. The Sparks Library and NW Library are all set up beautifully with

members baskets, so take the time to stop in and view them. The Sparks Library has 44 baskets dis-

played by 14 of our members. The NW Library is a smaller exhibit but very well displayed. You

will be pleased to see the fantastic representation of our members work.

Thank you to Linda Havens and Phyliss Lewis for all their hard work. A great big THANK YOU to

Sandy Zoerner for volunteering to help at the Sparks Library in my absence.

REMINDERS: The Sparks exhibit will be returned to members at the October meeting. The NW

exhibit will be returned at the November meeting. Donna Newlin

Don Kennedy

Co-chairs

Lamoille Fall Festival Saturday Oct 3, 2015

Please bring your basket items for sale to the Oct 1st

meeting. Linda Havens and Donna Newlin will be

making the trip and manning the booth for GBB

members who want to participate. Each item must

be tagged and listed on an inventory sheet. If you

have items to sell and can’t come to the meeting

please call Donna at 348-0985 to make other

arrangements.

Jane Milner Shows

her Oct class project

Sept. Show and Tell

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Message from the President Autumn! I think it is my favorite season. I love the crispness in the air. The gardening is winding down and harvest still plentiful. Have you collected pine needles yet? Maybe your irises and lilies still need to be cut back and saved for a basket project. Tule, cattails and grasses can be harvested. Mentally we begin to plan for the upcoming holi-days. It’s not too late to make items for giving this holiday season. It seems with fall we see lots of festivals and opportunities to sell or buy handmade items. Keep an eye on local event calendars. GBB has several such events listed in this newsletter and I’m sure there are many more available for us to attend. Let the editors know of any community events that might be of interest to members and we will make sure it gets in our newsletters. In 2016 we will say goodbye to Sandy Zoerner and welcome Karen Olson as newsletter editors. Thank you ladies! Everyone appreciates your work. Thanks to Nancy, Pam, Anne and Judy for giving demos at various community events. We all are sending a basket of blessings to Molly and Billie. Enjoy the beautiful Sierra autumn. Susan

Sept 5 Douglas County Historical Museum Demo

Please convey to your members that I, on behalf of the

Douglas County Historical Society, enjoyed your dem-

onstration this weekend very much. We want to thank

you for helping us with our Saturday Family Day. I

thought it was well attended for a holiday weekend.

You all do beautiful work. Unfortunately, I did not get

to give a personal thanks to your presenters before they

left as I was selling some books in the bookstore. And

yes, we do have your book for sale in the store.

Best Regards,

Iris Blaisdell

Education Director

Douglas County Historical Society

Douglas County Historical Society Demo

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Idlewild Park Willow Tunnels Project Great Basin Basketmakers has been invited to assist Keeping Truckee Meadows Beautiful in turning some unruly willow paths into fun Willow Tunnels in Idlewild Park. Volunteers will have an opportunity to enjoy an autumn morning outside in a beautiful riverside setting, cutting and shaping willow into fun tunnels for future use by the public. The willow was planted a few years ago in the park’s Sensory Garden with this project in mind. We will meet at the garden at 9:30 am on Thursday November 12. Please bring your own cutting tools, gloves, drinks and a snack if you want. We will have a sign up sheet available at the meeting. Members volunteering are welcome to keep any cuttings that we may get from our work. If you want more information or would like to volunteer for this fun community

project, please call Susan Lester 338-7910 or email fordtraveler@gmail.com. Let’s show Truckee Meadows GBB cares about it’s community.

Grants $$$$$$

Remember there is grant money avail-

able for members to apply for. Up to

$100.00 toward the expense of taking

a class or workshop can be yours.

Applications are available on our

website or contact April Barber or

Bonnie Kennedy.

You must be an active member in

good standing to apply.

Example tunnels

One of the willow patches waiting to

become a tunnel.

Washoe County Schools Might Need You.

At the September meeting it was discussed that from

time to time GBB members may be called upon to share

our knowledge of basket making with young students.

Before we can go to the Washoe public schools as a

volunteer ,we must fill out a volunteer application and

be in the county’s system. If you think volunteering in

the schools is something you may want to do, please go

to the following website and fill out a Volunteer Appli-

cation. Please submit it now. It will take them about

one month to approve you. Once approved, you can let

April Barber know and if she gets a call for help, she

can contact you.

Washoe County Schools Volunteer Application

Missing The Great Basin Basketmakers Banner has gone missing. Do

you know where it is?

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NOTICE to Instructors:

We Need Your Help

To help offset the cost of

room rentals we are asking

teachers to voluntarily do-

nate $5.00 per student back

to GBB. This is not re-

quested if you are teach-

ing in a location that has

no rental fee.

Remember this is volun-

tary the remainder of this

year and will go into effect

for all classes in 2016.

Thank you for your help.

September 3, 2015 GBB general meeting minutes

Location: Sunnyside Church; meeting called to order at 1105 by Susan Lester.

August meeting minutes stand as written.

Treasurer’s report by Bonnie, funds in both the savings and checking accounts totals $9,984.91.

Our President, Susan, reversed the agenda and the meeting started with announcements.

Harvest festival in Sparks at the Methodist Church will be in October. GiBB participated last year, contact Molly Gardener for details. Reno Open studio will occur October 2-4 L.A. Basket Guild retreat March 2016. NV museum of Art has several bas-ket related events, check out the website http://www.nevadaart.org/exhibition/Tahoe-the-art-of-the-lake-tahoe-region/ In No-vember, there will be an opportunity to sculpt with living willow at Idlewild Park. Park personnel would like to create living wil-low tunnels. Stay tuned for more details. Anyone interested in education outreach in Washoe county schools must go to the Washoe County School District Website and fill out a volunteer form. This form needs to be filled out and submitted annually, give a month’s lead time for approval, and you will be cleared to volunteer at all Washoe schools. Jane Milner is ordering Flo Hoppe’s book Contemporary Wicker Basketry and will make copies available for $25 each. GBB 2016 retreat – we need in-structors! Also ideas of what classes you’d like. Contact Nancy Strickland or Gloria Gayton-Robles. Margaret Marshall brought items to sell On a personal note Molly Gardener’s husband passed away. Our thoughts are with her. Billie took a fall

and is in the hospital, she should be out today or tomorrow.

Membership report – none

Meetings Program report – October is the GBB program and classes planning meeting.

Monthly Classes Report – Jane Milner teaches an October 15 twill basket class. October 24, Betty Hulse teaches a random

weave bird’s nest basket.

Special Workshops Report – March 18-20 Peeta Tinay. Class is limited to 10 individuals, names were drawn and an attendee

+ waiting list was established.

Special Projects/Events Report – GBB will have a presence in Lamoille NV in October.

Hopefully our favorite pole dancer will be back home soon!

Submitted by Julia Richardson

Carol Thomas

shows us her

beautiful Twill

Tray at the Sept.

meeting.

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Great Basin Basketmakers Membership Application/Renewal Annual Membership Dues: $25yr. ($10 additional per yr. for family membership)

Date Amount: $________New _____ Renewal _____

Name Address

City State Zip

Telephone Email

Send this completed form and check payable to Great Basin Basketmakers and mail to: Great Basin Basketmakers * P. O. Box 11844 * Reno, NV 89510-1844

Next Month’s Newsletter

Editor is: Kristy Dial

Kristy.dial@yahoo.com

Please submit articles for Sept.

newsletter by October12.

Upcoming events Northwest Library– This is a 2 month exhibit. Pick them back up at the Nov. 5th meeting.

Reno Open Studios Oct 2-4 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. www.artouring.com

Tahoe a Visual History Aug.22– Jan. 10 NV Museum of Art Many special events pertaining

to native basketry. Check it out at : http://www.nevadaart.org/exhibition/tahoe-the-art-of-the-

lake-tahoe-region/

Lamoille Fall Festival October 3 Lamoille Presbyterian Church. Opportunity to sell your

work. Bring tagged items to Oct 1 meeting. Must be accompanied by an inventory sheet.

Harvest Festival & Craft Fair Oct 17-18 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Sparks United Methodist

Church

November Classes Thursday Nov 19 Wire Basket with April Barber and Saturday Nov 21

Gourds with Kirsty Dial

November Meeting and Program Thursday Nov 5 Wheat Angel Ornament & 2016 elections

See website for details. www.greatbasinbasketmakers.org

2015 GBB Officers and Board Members:

President…………… Susan Lester 338-7910 Vice-President……… Bonnie Kennedy Secretary…………… Julia Richardson Treasurer…………… Bonnie Kennedy Board Chair …..…… Sandy Zoerner 786-2165 Board………………… Nancy Strickland Board………………… Pam Wilcox Board ………...……… Trisha Work Board………………… Julia Richardson Membership………… Karen Olson 852-5401

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Our Mission Statement

The main focus of the Great Basin Basketmakers

is to make baskets, to learn everything possible about the tradition and techniques of basketry

and to pass this knowledge along

to others.

Great Basin Basketmakers Post Office Box 11844

Reno, Nevada 89510-1844

Great Basin Basketmakers Established January 1987

Meet the first Thursday of each month at the First Congregational Church of Reno, United Church of Christ at 627 Sunnyside Dr., Reno. Open business meeting at 11:00 AM. All are welcome. Bring a sack lunch. Show & Tell/Lunch 12-1 PM. Program starts at 1:00 PM Membership dues for Great Basin Basketmakers are $25/yr., $10 extra per household member per yr. Dues are to be paid annually in January. Membership includes monthly newsletter, access to large library and re-duced workshop rates. Please direct address, email changes, membership dues, and requests for membership to PO Box 11844, Reno, NV 89510-1844 Questions regarding workshops, events, etc. may be directed to GBB president, Susan Lester at fordtraveler@gmail.com or check our website at: www.greatbasinbasketmakers.org Visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/GBBRENO Information to be exchanged among GBB members may be directed to: gbbreno@gmail.com