IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL LECTURE: Tues, March 3: 9:30 am (CT): Yeah . . . But Is It a Basket?
Over the past 75 years, basketry techniques have been adopted (hijacked?) by artists who have used them to make objects that are more sculptural than functional. Discussions of this evolution have called into question what a basket “is” and whether definitions and preconceived notions help or hinder creativity in fiber as well with work in other materials. This presentation will take a look at how basketry has evolved. And how it hasn’t.