The picture shows members of the guild at Jeri Pool's house making Christmas ornaments.

CHANGE IN MAY DATE!!! DUE TO A YARD SALE AT THE CHURCH OUR MAY MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 INSTEAD OF MAY 1.

WEAVE-IN INFORMATION.

As of 4/24, we have approximately 81 weavers signed up for the Weave-In. Unfortunately some classes had to be cancelled. Registration forms are still being accepted for classes that have room. Contact Pati English if you are interested in coming to the convention.

The brochures have been mailed the week of March 3rd. Click here for pdf form of brochure- it may take time to download. If you can not open the brochure or want a printed copy please contact Pati English at englishh@nuvox.net. THIS IS THE BROCHURE Adobe PDF file

The registration form is here:download REGISTRATION Adobe PDF file

The t-shirt order form is here:download T-SHIRT ORDER FORM Adobe PDF file

RAFFLE ITEMS: Maxine Riley, Frances Owens, and Imogene Williams are collecting basket related items for the Weave-In. They already have great donations but are looking for more. Team up with a friend to make a basket and then fill it with goodies.

Goody Bucket - We have colorful blue, lime, yellow buckets to fill with our Wall-Recipe Basket. We are also including "basket hints" and recipe cards. Please come to the Holiday Inn on June 5 to help assemble the buckers.

Recipe/Wall Basket - WOW!!! We put together 100 recipe/wall baskets on Apri 3rd - thanks to all who helped.

May 7th - At our May 7th meeting, members are asked to make a Christmas ornament or raffle basket for the Weave-In. For the Christmas ornament, some suggestions will be made in the newsletter. You can also go online and do a search for a free Christmas pattern. Another suggestion - use the small market basket pattern we made with the built in handle in small 11/64 red, green and natural reed..

KARI LONNING - MARK YOUR CALENDARS.

Kari Lonning will offer to our members a workshop on Feb. 18 - Feb. 21, 2009. Kari is known for her round reed expertise. Here is the description of the artist.

SUMMER ROAD TRIP
Poplar Grove (www.poplargrove.com) has finalized their Baskets of Summer workshop. See the link to the left. If you are interested in going to Suzanne Moore's on 7/25 and/or to Poplar Grove on 7/26, please contact Peggy McCarson who will try to match up people with rides, motels, etc.

CONGRATULATIONS:

Elaine Robson was featured in a recent Southern Living for her work and instruction at John C. Campbell Folk Art School.

Pati English is being exhibited at the SC State Musueum's 20th Anniversary Juried Art Exhibit. She also completed an Artist in Residence assignment with 64 3rd graders.

Priscilla Phillips and Maxine riley were juried into the Pickens County Museum of Art Show that runs through June.

Jeri Pool was juired into the Anderson Arts Center Art Show that runs through May 30th at the Anderson Arts Center.

At NCBA, Pati English, Peggy McCarson, Maxine Riley, and Dolores von Rosen won ribbons and awards for their baskets in the Exhibit Room.

The Blue Ridge arts Council presented Maxine Riley a Merit Award in 3D. The Exhibition continues through Marcy 7th. Check the March/April newsletter for a picture.

Marianne Barnes was featured in the Greenville News recently for her work with gourds. Also pictured was a gourd by Debbie Wilson.

Debbie Wilson has been accepted into the Carolina Foothills Artisan Center in two categories - carved gourds and dolls-figurines.

Maxine Riley was awarded First Place in Basketry at Arts Alive Juried Show, 2007. (Check the Jan./Feb. newsletter for picture).

Imogene Williams was awarded Second Place Basketry for her Antler Wall Basket at the same Arts Alive.

Dolores von Rosen received 3rd place for her "Silk Fusion over Catfoot Oval" at Arts Alive.

Marianne Barnes and Debbie Wilson were juried into the gourd art show at the USC Sumter show "South Carolina Gourds - A New Perspective."
Marianna also won Best of Gourd Design - Open Division - Ribbon at the Orangeburg Wood Carver's Show.
Check out the links to the left for Marianne Barnes and the Palemetto Gourd Patch.

Pati English demonstrated the art of basketry at the SC Artisan Center in Walterboro on Nov. 24. (Check out pictures in Jan./Feb. newsletter).

Debbie Wilson also received 1st place in Intermediate Woodworking Gourds in Orangeburg.

BASKET SUPPLIES!!! Marlene Hilman is in charge of the Guild's basket supplies. Marlene lives off of Wade Hampton in Greer. You can contact her at 864-848-3170 or at rmhilman@hotmail.com.

LAKELANDS BASKETRY GUILD OF SOUTH CAROLINA The Lakelands group started the trash can baskets with sampler techniques for the sides of the basket at the March meeting. The April 19th Stool Workshop with Sandy Mabus was a great success - thank you Sandy for your wornderful work.

Remember that the $25 dues will be owed in January. Contact Cheryl Longshore at 803-276-9476 or cheryl.longshore@schousing.com for membership information. Click here for a membership form.

Lakelands Guild members will be making trash can baskets in May. A suggested pattern with examples of different types of weaving can be found here. Pattern here Adobe PDF file

Classes from our members.

• Pati English will continue her workshops at her home this winter. Check out her website on the left later this summer.
• Priscilla Phillips will continue teaching with the Furman FUHLIR program this fall.
• Pati English, Elaine Robson, Dolores von Rosen, Kristin Monastyrski and Sandy Roback will be teaching at our Weave-In Convention in June.

New from Laura Lee Zanger

Basket weaver and teacher Laura Lee Zanger has written and published her first novel Spirit Voice. It is a fictional story of Native American life from the mountains of North Carolina to the coast of South Carolina in Pre-colonial America. It is told by an old Cherokee basket weaver as she recalls her past, beginning with her abduction by a group of strangers when she is four years old. As the Girl of Four Summers she develops a lifelong relationship with her Spirit Voice who guides her through life, the good and the bad. She learns about her world as she travels from the mountains to the ocean along the Great River of the Uchee, Sawanugi and Savannah Peoples. She lives for a while with the Cusabo People of the coast. A family secret is revealed to her when she is a young woman, triggering events that change her life forever. This story is full of family and tribal dynamics as it is woven around historical facts. It is a journey through time for the reader to follow the long life of Old Woman as she experiences hardship, joy, love, and learning. This is the first of four books that follow the lives of the old basket weaver’s family. Future books include They Came, Broken, and Reconciliation. For more information contact Laura Lee at dreamweaversent@aol.com

FRIDAY WEAVING!!!Kristen Monastyrski has graciously volunteered her home on Fridays for weaving and friendship. Contact Kristen at monast@bellsouth.net for directions and times.

NEW LINK AT LEFT!! Marianne Barnes and Pati English - along with other artists/teachers - have founded an online gourd college. Visit the link to the left (www.gourdcollegeonline.com). As a student, you have one-on-one access with the teacher, a chat room to help you create your basket or gourd, and a timeline that fits your schedule. What a unique way to work with gourds and baskets!!!

JOHN C CAMPBELL: The new John C Campbell catalog (for 2007 - 2008)is available now and lists many wonderful basket workshops and other opportunities to explore. Check out the link at the left.

Directions to Church. The Lutheran Church of Our Savior is located at 2600 Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville, SC 29615. From the corner of Wade Hampton Blvd and Pleasantburg Dr. (where the Red Lobster is located), head toward Taylors and Greer. The church is on the right, 1.4 miles past the Red Lobster. You can turn before the church or right after onto McKinney Lane and then take the first right.