Oh my goodness! Where did the morning go? I was trying to be so efficient and spend only a few minutes reading my emails, updating my blogs, putting a few items on Twitter and Facebook profile page. And then I was going to straighten up my studio (keep in mind, we are still in the [...]
Cathryn’s Weaving Classes page was just updated to include two more fiber arts exhibitions where her antler baskets are featured this month. And more classes were posted to the teaching schedule for 2010. Save the dates and sign up today!
Tags: antler basket classes·bee skep making·chair caning classes·fiber art exhibitions
Have you all noticed the new additions to the toolbar on our blogs this morning? Maybe I’m behind the times, but could swear it wasn’t there yesterday, right? Look at the top of your blog on the left hand side and you will see some new tabs: Search Field, Follow, Share, Report Abuse and the [...]
NEW VENUE! ~~ July 30 – August 1, 2010 ~~NEW VENUE! THE SEATWEAVERS’ GUILD 3rd ANNUAL NATIONAL GATHERING Tillers International, Scotts, Michigan “Meet & Greet, ” Friday night at our new venue, Tillers International in Scotts, Michigan! Demonstrations and workshops on Saturday, Dinner Business Meeting, and Great Discussions. You must be a registered member of [...]
Tags: 2010 Gathering·chair caning·chair caning guild·The SeatWeavers' Guild·TSWG Gathering
When I first started repairing antique wicker furniture back in the mid-1970s, I would get in a lot of Victorian wicker pieces, that quickly became my favorite pieces to restore. My favoritism was due to the excellent craftsmanship of the period and the use of first-growth quality cane and reed materials. But there are several [...]
Tags: antique wicker eras·Victorian wicker·wicker·wicker styles
As of October 13, 2009 my business name The Wicker Woman gained official Federal Trademark status. Filed and registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office! Wahoo! Now I’m going to frame the certificate and hang it on my studio wall!
Tags: business trademark·The Wicker Woman·US Patent Trademark Office
I just made another video and uploaded it to YouTube, on Gathering & Drying Cattail Leaves. Please rate the video and leave your comments, too! So, be sure to check it out and then stay tuned for more as we weave our own cattail leaf rush chair seat! YouTube.com/thewickerwoman Read the print article here on [...]
Tags: gathering cattail leaves·how-to gather cattails·rush seatweaving
Today’s mention is the wonderful photography work of Hawaii based photographer, Lisa Hoang and her three websites, Simply Baby Photography, Lisa Hoang Photography and Windward Skies. A couple weeks ago, Lisa inquired about the wicker baby buggy that she used in her photography and wanted to know the era in which it was made, what [...]
Tags: antique wicker·Lisa Hoang Photography·wicker baby buggy
“Autumn Encounter” Antler Basket Sculpture 12″H x 18″W x 13″DQuantity–1 Two harvested whitetail deer antlers, dyed rattan reed in muted colors of orange, rust, brown and hunter green, Asian cock feathers, silver beads. SALE PRICE: $225.00 + shipping & handling
Tags: antler basketmaker Cathryn Peters·antler baskets for sale
I was culling out some of the old pictures on my computer, numbering in the thousands, that I’m determined to keep there (is that nuts, or what?), today. I laughed when I discovered these pictures of my crazy cat, Don Gato, trying to climb into a very colorful mule deer antler basket I had just [...]
Tags: antler art·antler basketmaker Waters of Superior Gallery·antler baskets·Cathryn Peters·Duluth·Minnesota
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