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Columbia Basin Basketry Guild

7688 Southwest Capitol Highway
Portland, OR, 97219
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Preserving, promoting, and teaching the art of basketry

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Columbia Basin Basketry Guild

  • Who We Are
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Reed and Roped Sea Grass

Karen Acott

Karen Acott

Reed and Roped Sea Grass

Reed and Roped Sea Grass

Black Ash and Smoked Bamboo

Black Ash and Smoked Bamboo

Ozette Cedar and Sedge Grass

Ozette Cedar and Sedge Grass

Lummi Style 1

Lummi Style 1

Lummi Style 2

Lummi Style 2

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 After Yup’ik Issran Grass Carrying bag   Learned from Arctic Study Center at the Smithsonian. Awesome.   I made three tiny braids to dangle from rim.  The Sedge leaf flowers ended the braids  I dipping the whole bag in a glycerol solution(3 water:1

After Yup’ik Issran Grass Carrying bag

Learned from Arctic Study Center at the Smithsonian. Awesome.

I made three tiny braids to dangle from rim. The Sedge leaf flowers ended the braids

I dipping the whole bag in a glycerol solution(3 water:1 glycerol) for 30-60 seconds then stood it on the mental to dry

I hope for residual flexibility in the bag

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 Gifford Pinchot forest cherry bark  Full thickness shown with spruce roots over fig bark.

Gifford Pinchot forest cherry bark

Full thickness shown with spruce roots over fig bark.

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Membership is open to basketry lovers of all skill levels. Join the Guild today!

Columbia Basin Basketry Guild
Multnomah Arts Center
7688 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97219