Creating A Beautiful World Together Once again I found myself looking around during a basket making workshop and feeling like I was in paradise! Beautiful sunny september weather, natural materials strewn about, and ten inspired and special women making baskets…
This past weekend I had the pleasure of teaching my first ever basket weaving retreat. This year has been full of new steps for me, including beginning my first year of a multi-month basketry program as well as this wonderful…
Learning to Weave with Vines Each month I am so grateful to get to meet with an amazing group of women and share with them all aspects of making baskets with plants. From the spiritual to the technical, we are…
KATIE GROVE: WOVEN SPACES A Solo Show at Wired Gallery August 5 – 27, 2017 Opening Reception: Saturday, August 5, 2017, 5:00 - 7:00pm Hello Everyone! It has been a busy summer of gathering materials, weaving baskets, teaching workshops, and preparing…
This year I have had the opportunity to launch a class that has been a dream of mine for sometime: the Wild Basketey: 8 Month Natural Basketry Series. Sunday, June 11 we met for the second time and there were…
How to get started with harvesting cattails for basketry? I've been getting lots of questions on the subject of harvesting cattails over the past few years. Cattails are one of my favorite materials to use for both coiled and twined…
Throughout the past seven years I have been on a journey exploring the world of using plants to create baskets. I've gotten to know the trees, vines, and leaves of many different species, which I now consider my friends and…
The long weekend workshop I had the opportunity to teach at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts the first week of April has been one of my favorites so far. The key was space that having several days provided to us.…
Wild Basketry Mentorship 2017 It's Here! Are you inspired to develop a deep connection to the art of basketry and the abundant plant materials in our natural landscape? Do you want to learn how to go out into the forests…
Etchings, birds nests, and holiday sales... Getting all of my art in a row, as they say, for the holiday 2016 season has been occupying most of my time this November. I've been focusing a lot on feather paintings, but…