"Weavers Words" Vol. 6 Iss. 29 MADE IN AMERICA BY A PROUD AMERICAN!!! Date Sent: February 09, 2003 Back Issues: http://www.angelfire.com/art/weaverswords/ David Collins 408 North Devon Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46219 Phone: (317) 899-5747 davidc@iei.net %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ATTENTION NEW SUBSCRIBERS: 1.) Back issues of Weaver's Words can be found at: http://www.angelfire.com/art/weaverswords/ 2.) If you are new to Weaver's Words, more than likely you will read messages about a basket swap in progress. Basket swaps are organized by other weavers approximately every 2-3 months. So if a swap is in progress when you subscribe, be patient and a new swap will begin before you know it. Every subscriber is eligible for each swap as long as you fulfill you obligation from the previous swap. 3.) 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PLEASE BOOKMARK THIS PAGE: http://www.angelfire.com/art/weaverswords/basket.html %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Lois Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 00:02:07 EST From: SunnyD3661@aol.com To: ka9zre@yahoo.com Hi Ya'll! I want to tell you a story. About a year and half ago I walked into a craft store on the air force base in Hawaii and saw a beautiful market basket woven with gorgeous fall colors. It was being offered as a class. Well, I just had to take it. Needless to say, I was hooked. A little miffed that my basket didn't come out exactly as the teacher's... I had to take another. I was going to make mine exactly like hers NO MATTER WHAT! Well, with a lot of patience and the spirit of a true artist this teacher helped me see that they could be exactly alike if I really desired but it would be better if I somehow made it different, on purpose. She taught me more than weaving 101... she taught me creativity. I really enjoyed the fellowship that came with class each and every Wednesday and I enjoyed how she strived to teach different classes that taught new techniques for us beginning weavers. I ended up leaving Hawaii last August for Savannah. I certainly miss those classes. (Anyone know of a place around here?? lol)) I thank God for that special teacher, Lois Keener, and I am sorry that others might not benefit from her wonderful skills. I am glad that I was one of the lucky ones. Good luck Lois. I know you will love the bookstore but I certainly wish you would continue teaching. Me ke aloha, Dawn Borden %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: WVBA Convention Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 10:09 AM From: To: The West Virginia Basketmakers Association will jury baskets for their fall Convention on February 8, 2003. If you are interested in applying to teach contact Ruth Ann Cline at 304-737-0014 or Sandra Lyons at sltarawood@aol.com for more information. Deadline for submitting baskets is January 31, 2003. The Convention will be in Flatwoods, WV, at the Days Inn, September 26-28, 2003. Teachers chosen will be paid $10.00 per teaching hour. Thanks, Sandra Lyons %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: [weaverswords] "Weavers Words" V. 6 I. 28 Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 15:15:17 EST From: KZANEBSKT@aol.com To: weaverswords-owner@yahoogroups.com Hello, I am looking for a roommate at the Silver Dollar City Basket Seminar and Workshop. I already have a room reserved. If you are interested contact me. Thank you. Karen Zane Karen's Baskets Karen Zane 521 N Buckingham CT Anderson, IN 46013 home. 765 622 9812 cell 765 620 3823 www.karensbaskets.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Weavin' In Winona Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 16:40:04 -0600 From: "Deb Mather" To: ka9zre@yahoo.com I apologize if this is duplicate, but I received an error message back when trying to send. The basket workshop in Winona, MN is June 27, 28, 29, 2003 at St. Mary's University. This is a different date and location than we had in previous years. Teachers for this year are: Joyce Gardner, Patti Hawkins, Lynne Schlichting, Cass Schorsch, Marlys Sowers, Dianne Stanton, and Marilyn Wald. It will be another year of having a hard time deciding which baskets to make. The web site is updated and brochures were mailed. Visit the site www.weavinwinona.com, where you can go look for colored pictures, along with all the other information needed, including registration form, teacher bios and links to the St. Mary's campus and Winona Convention and Visitors bureau. I've made a few recent changes to the web site, so hopefully it's a little easier to get around to see the colored pictures of the wonderful baskets. If you would like a printed brochure with black & white pictures, send me your name and address, and I'll get one in the mail to you. Deb Mather bsktcase@mnic.net %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Projects Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 17:37:11 -0600 From: "Pat Patoka" To: weaverswords-owner@yahoogroups.com I'm looking for ideas for our guild. Pat, patpatoka@yahoo.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: [weaverswords] "Weavers Words" V. 6 I. 28 Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 19:16:53 -0500 From: "Bonnie Hauser" To: weaverswords-owner@yahoogroups.com Hi, greetings from snow southwestern Michigan. I am so excited to be traveling to the Willow weekend in Amana Iowa in a few weeks. I would like to know if there are any basket shops near Peoria Illinois or Davenport, Iowa. I have some extra time as I drive in and would like to sight see as I get there. Sincerely, Bonnie in Buchanan, MI Friends, Bonnie %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Country Red Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 11:16:50 EST From: EHBrandt101@aol.com To: ka9zre@yahoo.com Hello Weavers, I want to dye a country red. I tried mixing scarlet red and wine. Sort of too much blue or sort of mauve "cast" but I don't want it too "brown" either. Any ideas? Nancy in Glen Arm, MD %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Beading Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 19:58:09 -0600 From: "Alene Miller" To: ka9zre@yahoo.com Thank you David for all of your hard work on this forum. I usually lurk out there, but I have to warn Lois, --- Beading can be as addictive as basket weaving. Take it from someone who has beaded for 30 plus years. There are so much more in the way of beads these days. Lois all I can say, is that have Fun and be prepared to spend many hours stitching. I have put in over 250 hours on several projects. Baskets go so much faster. Lois good luck with your new adventure. I will return to my lurking. Alene SW Missouri were it was in the 50's and heading for the 30's tomorrow. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Hello From Madison, WI Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 00:30:17 GMT From: foxstone2@juno.com To: Ka9zre@yahoo.com Hi, Everyone! Just wanted to let everyone know the Madison Area Basket Weaver's Guild is now just over 2 years old and going strong! Thank you again to all of you that helped us get started!! We have over 45 members and anticipate even more in the coming months. Also wanted to mention that a new basket weaving shop just opened in the Madison Area...Middleton Basketry & Supplies, 6517 Century Avenue, Middleton, WI 53562, 608/831-3252. Anne Urso, the owner, has supplies, baskets and classes. In case you are out this direction, you might want to check the place out. I believe this is the first weaving shop that has opened, here in the Madison area, in over 30 years! Anne is a pretty popular local weaving teacher with a large following. Hope everyone is enjoying the quiet "after Holiday" time with lots of relaxing weaving! Happy Groundhog Day from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin!! Lynn Montgomery Sun Prairie, WI %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: WW: IBA 2003 Annual Convention Update Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 9:03 PM From: Mark Koch To: davidc@iei.net Hi Everyone! The IBA 2003 Annual Convention will be held at the Adams Mark Indianapolis Airport on May 8th thru the 11th, 2003. There are still some great classes available for those of you looking for a great Mother's Day get away. Teacher's from all over the US and approx 33 basketry vendors will welcome you with open arms. From what we hear it will be another great convention for IBA convention goers. Those wanting to still register please contact Aline Danielson, Convention Coordinator at 317/826-0684, adaniels@iupui.edu. All the convention volunteers are working hard as usual to make this years convention another great memory. Thanks, Happy Weaving %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Basket Classes Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 10:03:25 -0500 From: "Kathleen Parrott" To: ka9zre@yahoo.com Thanks to all the Weavers Words people who sent me information about basket classes -- Tony Stubblefield, Nan Anderson, Jayne Humphreys, Mary Hooper, Clare Kiblerb, Angie Wagner, Alecia Ghilarducci and Nancy Basket. What a supportive community we have in basket weavers! I received a number of recommendations and I look forward to exploring all of them. The John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC, Augusta College in Elkins, WV, Touchstone in Farmington, PA and Sievers School of Fiber Arts in Washington, WI all received high marks. Also, I learned about some specific teachers. It was really helpful to hear from people who had specific experiences in the various classes. I will be sure to report to Weavers Words after I get to a class. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Full Moon Over The Outhouse Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 10:33 PM From: Jill Choate To: Undisclosed-Recipient Full Moon Over The Outhouse Let me tell you what it's like to live remote in a 12' X 16' cabin. First off; no conveniences. That means no running water and no electricity. Lights are produced from propane and heat comes from a drip fuel furnace. Meals are prepared on a Coleman stove. Bathing means stoking up the sauna once a week and the lavatory comes in the form of an outhouse. Add three people, two house dogs and 30 sled dogs out in the yard and you've got the makings of a lively time. The first thing you learn is 12' X 16' is not a large living space. No one has the luxury of being a slob. There is a place for everything and everything better get put in its place. Failure to comply with rule number one gets your stuff flung out the cabin door. Eating happens in shifts. Having company over for dinner is not an option. The phrase "there are never enough hours in the day"; takes on new meaning in Alaska in January. There never ARE enough light hours, in fact there are only about five. It is quiet here. So utterly quiet as to be unnerving until you get used to it. The only competition the stars have in their brilliance is the moon. The huskies howl their song to the celestial gods in the middle of the night; reminding me that my friends are all tucked cozily in their beds. Howling huskies is an odd thing. It comes up like a wind of all a sudden and each dog blends his own harmony into the pack. It congeals into a mixed message in dog code and just as abruptly ends. Quiet envelopes the lot again and back to sleep I go. It's almost like a bunch of the boys whooping it up and then deciding to go on home and back to bed. It's the last send off from a good days outing. We do finally have some snow. In a land where you usually measure the precipitation in feet; this winter we have been measuring it in inches. Stumping jumping, twig wrestling and grass clodding up in the runners is what we began with but in the last week we've been blessed with about four inches of heavy wet snow. God's flashlight has been out this past week. A full moon over Denali is probably one of the most majestic things that I have had the opportunity to view by dog team. Once your eyes get adjusted it's pretty redundant to keep the headlamp on. Being back lit by the moon and watching the shadows in front of you snake along the trail is like being awake in a dream. Your color advantage is gone and you begin to view the world in the eyes of the dogs. It's like being in an old black and white television set. Some one is always at the cabin watching the dogs. We still have the "real" world to contend with all it's schedules and routines but today is my shift at the Choate Dog Ranch - Petersville. My husband and daughter are off to the orthodontist and the thousand other off shoots that a trip to town brings. Me, I get to watch the sun brush the mountains with tinges of pinks and purple, drink another cup of tea and hook a team up for a run. Now there are several wonders in the world and here are a couple more to add to the list: The Indiana Basketmakers Association has asked me to be there Keynote Speaker in 2004. I was pleasantly surprised at their invitation and will be there complete with slides and tales from the trail. Not only that, but an interior design firm has picked up my work to incorporate in their exhibits through out Canada. Access www.manitouana.com if you'd like to check out their rustic furnishings. Whew! That's a lot of excitement for a dog musher in Talkeetna! If you'd like to catch up with me this year on the basketry trail we have a "mini" tour beginning in April and ending in May. We'll be in Colorado and Minnesota and then a stop in WI, IL and MI. Of course, we can't forget our friends at St. Louis Basket Supply. Then we'll be heading back to Alaska for the summer this year. We've been suffering from acute "fishing and hunting" withdrawal and have decided it's time to rejuvenate that Alaskan story bank with some summer adventures. We'll be back on the Lower-48 tour en force in 2004. So if you'd like to get scheduled in advance for that tour we can do that as well. Until We Meet On The Trail. Jill Choate Talkeetna, AK %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: National Basketry Organization Request Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 17:06:04 -0500 From: "Billie Dorris" To: "Weavers Words" I' m the CO chair of the Regional Rep for the National Basketry Organization. Darlene Hyry is the Chair of the Southeast Coast Region consisting of W. Virginia, Virginia, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Florida. We are trying to establish a Point of Contact for all the guilds and associations within this region. We would really like to have the name, address and if possible email address of a person that could be contacted with info about happenings of the NBO. In turn the NBO would like more information about the various guilds that could be passed along in the NBO newsletter. Part of the problem we have run into is that officer's change and people move, so that much of the info we receive from other sources is outdated. Please pass along this information to anyone you know who has information about the guild and ask them to contact me. Even if you think we already have the info a brief email would be a confirmation that it is current. Thanks, Billie Dorris basketsbybillie@cox.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Guilders Weave 2003 Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 12:39 AM From: Linda Moore To: Guilder's Weave 2003 is now just another memory. But, oh, what a memory! The weekend started somewhat bleakly when a Southern snowfall forced us to abandon any hope of arriving at the Point Plaza Suites and Conference Hotel in Newport News, VA on Thursday night. After driving about six hours with limited to no visibility we spent our first night in a Fredericksburg, VA hotel. Upon arising we were pleased to note that the snow had stopped falling but we had to face driving through much snow to arrive at our destination. Snow cleanup is very slow in the South! After checking into The Point Plaza, we registered and received our marvelous "goodie bag". The bag, however, was a white bucket with a Guilder's Weave logo decal on it. It was chock full of "goodies" including a roll of Superior Quality reed donated by their only vendors, Suzanne and Phil Moore of North Carolina Basketworks. We enjoyed a buffet luncheon, which was served both days and included in our Registration fee and then trekked off to our first class...five hours late! I was fortunate enough to receive my first choice that day and took a class with Eileen La Porte. We made a Braided Twill Tote that is stunning, or will be when it is completed. I learned the braid weave, which I had never been exposed to before. Eileen is an excellent teacher, very helpful and just plain fun! My roommate and fellow Guild member, Lynne Laughman took a class with Patti Simmons and wove the Indian Summer Basket. Lynne also wove a "this will be beautiful when it is finished" basket. I particularly wanted this to be a good experience for her as she has only attended one other convention, The Weaving Odyssey, which we hold here in PA. Friday night activities included a two-hour Teacher's Marketplace where we both spent entirely too much money for future projects. Following the Marketplace they held the Basket Swap and what beauties they had there! Nearly everyone participated and there was not one basket that I wouldn't have been delighted to receive! Saturday I took a class with Kay Harradine and made a Cedar Cathead. Kay hails from the great state of Washington where she lives on ten acres on which she harvests plant fibers for her art of natural basketry. Kay was most informative and easily the most helpful teacher present, leaving long after her counterparts. This little 4" by 5" devil, not yet a finished project, has taught me that it may be a very long time, if ever, before I weave another cedar basket! Lynne's experience on that day was more pleasurable than my own as she wove Fiesta with Susan Matson and got a chance to repeat randing, which she had just learned the day before. A few more wraps on her handle and this one is completed! Saturday night we attended the marvelous banquet where everyone went home with a door prize! I was most proud to be asked to come forward and draw a winning ticket for the lovely Potato Masher Basket woven by our own Marilyn Julius, filled with all kinds of "goodies", and donated by the Central Pennsylvania Basket Weavers Guild! The great moment of the evening was the Raffle of the gorgeous Shaker Mt. Lebanon Carrier woven by Virginia's Joyce Bolton Smith. There was also a lovely Nantucket Basket that was made by another one of the Tidewater Basketry Guild members and that was raffled as well. Sunday my class was with DeVonna Mathis and I wove a Gout Foot Stool. Success at last, I completed the project, and left it sitting in the room when I left for home! Not realizing my error until I reached my son's home in Richmond, I quickly contacted the hotel. I was assured that they had the stool and would put it aside until the following week when my son would retrieve it for me. My only problem now is that I fear I will never get it from my offspring! Lynne's class on Sunday was Cheerio with Mary Zeh Kuhr. It is a real beauty and completed! She was particularly proud of the matchstick border, something she had never done before. It goes without saying that one of the greatest features of this weekend was the incomparable Southern hospitality! Their Hospitality Room seemed always to be open, full of delicious treats and smiling faces! Their memorabilia stand had unique items and Both Lynne and I purchased jackets with their logo. The caliber of teachers was superb. It is most obvious that the Tidewater Guild is an organized, well-run association. There was a very long list of volunteers and everyone was most cheerful and helpful. A huge amount of credit must be given to Sam Winters, Chairman of Guilder's Weave. It is my understanding that Sam has now chaired this event for the past three years. Any time that I have personally approached Sam with a question or a problem in the past two years she has dealt with it in a forthright manner. Kudos to her and the entire Guild for such a memorable weekend! And as we hugged and left we chorused, "We'll be back!" Linda Moore %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Subscribe To Weavers Words Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 09:12:51 -0800 From: "Ralph Clark" To: ka9zre@yahoo.com David, I am trying to get some information on using kudzu to weave baskets. I was told that this site might be a good starting point for me. I need basic information, such as...when to harvest vines, what size vines to use, any tricks to help remove from trees, finishing and care of kudzu baskets, I need a pattern layout to get started..ETC....I have never attempted to weave a basket. I do dabble with bent willow furniture. I have no idea how to get started. Any help and advice will be appreciated. Thanks, Ralph %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Southwestern Ontario Basketry Conference Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 11:44 AM From: von Rosen, Dolores or Otto To: davidc@iei.net Hello Everyone, The first ever, eagerly anticipated Southwestern Ontario Basketry Conference, Basketry Spree in 2003, is being held in Strathroy, Ontario, April 25, 26, and 27. The coordinator, Alice Lingard, says "We have a strong creative planning committee, extraordinary teachers Canadian and American, and look forward to sharing basketry skills and techniques with people both new and experienced in basketmaking." The Canadian guru of basketry, Ankaret Dean, speaks Saturday night, and throughout the event Marg and Buck Longdo will teach drum making. Other classes feature the shaped baskets of Judith Olney, stylistic market baskets of Marilyn Wald, chair caning by Gina Peers, the round reed baskets of Dolores von Rosen, the beaded jewelry of Louise Warner-McDougall, and the antique gallery tray of Alice Lingard. To receive a brochure outlining both the classes being offered and the registration data, please contact Lingard at 1-519-245-2627 or lingardo@primus.ca. The end-date for registration is February 28. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: New E-Mail Address Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 7:00 PM From: JUDY and Virgil Davis To: David Collins Hello Everyone, Because of the large volume of Spam mail I am receiving I have just changed my e-mail address to sivad@nsmail.net (that's Davis spelled backwards, if that helps you remember). This will work both for Judy's mail and Virgil's mail. If you have sent a message of any importance in the last couple of days, please re-send it; it may have been lost in the transition. Previous email address was jdavis@nsmail.net. This will no longer work. Thanks, Judy Davis %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Web Site Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 1:36 PM From: NanoAnd@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net Hello Weavers, I just signed up for the swap! I'm so thankful that there are weavers out there that like to take on the responsibility of coordinating the swaps. It is a big task and not always an easy one! Thanks to Jay Hagelberg for handling this one! Also thought I'd let you all know I just got my own web site up and running. I do have some of my patterns for sale you might want to check out. My address is www.baskets2dye4.com. I am new to web site building and still have a lot to learn but it has been fun this far. Thank you David for your work on keeping us all connected. This forum has been a great source of information for all of us and a great way for us to share our love of basketry. Thanks! Nan Anderson (waiting for spring in snow-covered Michigan) Nanoand@aol.com Or Baskets2dye4@aol.com www.baskets2dye4.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Another NEW Free Pattern at Baskets Of Joy! Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 13:47:56 -0500 From: "Baskets Of Joy" To: Undisclosed-Recipient LOVE LETTERS A Desktop Basket for Your Valentines! For weavers of any level. Weaving features a simple filled base, dyed round reed accents, and a pretty painted heart tied onto the front with ribbons. Little round ball feet give this basket a special look on your desk, especially when you fill it with your Valentines and Love Letters! Kit is available from Baskets Of Joy, and includes everything you need to make the basket pictured. Basket measures about 5 1/2" tall with feet, about 3"x7" at the base. Order your kit today for just $12.00! DON'T MISS OUT ON OUR UPCOMING CLASSES! Shaker Cat's Head Basket Tuesday, Feb. 18, 6:00-8:30 p.m. $28.00 For the beginner with some weaving experience. We'll weave the beautiful cat's head style base for this basket. Teacher: Maurine Joy Deerfield Pie Basket Wednesday, Mar. 12, 6:00-8:30 p.m. $28.00 For the beginner with some weaving experience. Maurine will teach this basket by popular demand using Toni Rynicke's pattern. Beautiful double pie carrier features dyed reed accent, wood handle. Teacher: Maurine Joy Arrows Swirl Bowl Saturday, Mar. 15, 10:30 am - 3:00 pm. $35.00 For the advanced basketmaker. Twill weave with natural and hand-dyed reed creates a stunning basket-perfect for every basketmaker's collection. Teacher: Maurine Joy Penobscot Purse Monday, Mar 24, 6:00-8:30 pm. $25.00 For beginners with some basketmaking experience. This pretty basket features shaker-tape handles and dyed reed accents. Makes a great purse or lunch tote. We'll follow M.E. Skillings pattern for this basket. Teacher: L.M. Ward Don't miss out on these great Classes, coming in the Spring and Summer of 2003! Visit our website www.basketsofjoy.com to find out more! NANTUCKET CLASS with Sharon Owens May 3-4 CHAIR CANING with "Off Your Rocker" June 7-8 ISLAND BASKET with Towanda Brown June 13 GOURD VESSEL & ANTLER BASKET with Betsey Sloan July 19-20 SHAKER KEEPSAKE BASKET with Martha Wetherbee August 9-10 NANTUCKET SEASIDE BASKET with Martha Wetherbee August 11-12 Our regular hours are 10 a.m - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and Saturdays from 10 - 2 (est). www.basketsofjoy.com BASKETS OF JOY 81 Old Bath Road Brunswick, ME 04011 Customer Service 207-725-5899 Orders 800-377-6097 Fax 207-725-6004 basketsofjoy@basketsofjoy.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Additions To My Website Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 9:53 AM From: Cathryn Peters To: Collins, David Hi Everyone! Well, since it's been so blasted cold up here in Northern Minnesota, I have been working indoors alot and fooling around on my domain website again. I've tweaked the Great Links pages again and added many new individual artists, basketry guilds, publications and art galleries. Please take a look, and if you'd like to be included, just use the pages email address to send me the information. The Great Links page is broken down into several individual pages, so go to that one first, then select the ones you are interested in. http://www.wickerwoman.com/links.html http://www.wickerwoman.com/basketgeninfo.html http://www.wickerwoman.com/basketguilds.html http://www.wickerwoman.com/basketartists.html http://www.wickerwoman.com/basketclasses.html http://www.wickerwoman.com/publications.html http://www.wickerwoman.com/antiquerestore.html http://www.wickerwoman.com/gencraftbusiness.html Enjoy the *information only* resource website! Visit my website: www.wickerwoman.com Antler Basketmaker, Wicker Restoration and Seat Weaving Expert and Consultant, Instructor, Pattern Author, and Writer The Wicker Woman/Cathryn Peters 1250 Hwy 25 Angora, MN USA 55703 Phone: 1-218-666-6189 Email: cathryn@wickerwoman.com Ezine: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WickerWomansWeavings/ Photo Albums: http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=wickerwoman %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: The Petersville Penitentiary Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 3:36 PM From: Jill Choate To: Undisclosed-Recipient The Petersville Penitentiary It's January. My husband is grumpy. There is not much light in January. There is not much snow in Alaska this year. The holiday letdown4 settles in and the reality of the debt incurred from the aforementioned frivolity shows it's stark face. Ho, Ho, Ho starts to look like it should have been NO, NO, NO. Cabin fever rears its ugly head. For most Alaskans it's a disease that creeps into your home around this time of year. It happens when you can't get outside because it's dark and cold so you look at the same people in the same house for a long, long, long-long time. They begin to irritate you. You begin to let them know that they irritate you. It's like one big giant Alaskan PMS and the biggest cause of family angst in the state. My husband is a displaced mountain man. Born in the wrong time period amongst civilized people with technological minds he's been trying to get reborn into the bush for a long while. His dream house is a canvas tent with a ridgepole that he can hammer a nail onto to hang his clothes. The regressive electrician he thinks the world would be a lot better off without all this technological furfural. His reasons for not living this simplistic life of luxury yet are many but my favorite is the one I refer to as the "love curse". The "love curse" is what happens when you fall in love and your wife thinks that a house with canvas tenting décor isn't exactly what she had in mind when she said "I do". It's when your beloved daughter would like to have friends that are not located twenty miles away from her house. It's that damnable cupids arrow that came late and hit deep. It sure was a lot easier when the heart wasn't wrapped up in all this foolishness. And so here he is, stuck with the women in the "suburbs" of Talkeetna, without enough snow to run the dogs and a bout of the "grumps" to boot. He is, in fact, so grumpy that I've sent him to the Petersville Penitentiary. The Petersville Penitentiary is located in the Peters Hills and accessible only by dog team or snow machine. The structure of the "Pen" comes in the form of a 12'X 16' cabin. It is not equipped with any of the modern day amenities that might tarnish his wilderness soul. Here is where his practicum in bush rat living begins. He will pump and haul his own water, chop his wood, utilize the fine facilities in the form of the outhouse and take a bath once a week (whether he needs it or not) via sauna. Life just couldn't get much better in his mind. Of course there are the dogs duties to attend to as well. Feeding, running and cleaning up after thirty sled dogs is no small chore. His sentence comes up for review at the end of April. If the grin reappears and the twinkle in the eye is confirmed I guess maybe we can drag him out to civilization and see if this rehabilitation process has worked. Since there is no known cure for the "love curse" his term of servitude as a bush rat should relieve him from the mid winter grumpies. My worry is that the one to four month sentence may turn into a "lifer" if I'm not careful. That's not a tent set up the yard is it? If your schedule can't encompass this year's mini tour we are currently getting set up for 2004. If you'd like to host a class we'd love to fit you in. Let us know and we'll start planning our schedule and let you know where we can put you in the line up. In the mean time if I can put a structure together for you and send it your way until we meet up I'd be pleased to do so. For more information check out: www.jchoatebasketry.com. Until we meet on the trail. Jill Choate Talkeetna, AK %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% That's All For Now Folks. To Post A Message Use: davidc@iei.net or ka9zre@yahoo.com To Subscribe Use: weaverswords-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe Use: weaverswords-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com