Connections to Black Ash Basketmakers and features about their work.
Black Ash Basketmakers
Directory of Black Ash Basketmakers from around the world.
Akwesasne
Basketmakers
Profile of some of the Akwesasne basketmakers, including the late Mary
Adams by North Country Public Radio.
Irene M. Ames
Brown ash woodsplint basket maker from Derby, Vermont creates traditional New
England woodsplint baskets with the trademark star-shaped pattern used by the
Sweetser family in full scale and miniature versions.
Deborah
Gabriel Brooks
This Passamaquoddy basketmaker born on the Passamaquoddy reservation at Indian
Township in Maine, but now transplanted to Arizona learned to weave brown ash
splint and sweetgrass baskets from her basketmaker mother, grandmother, aunts
and other relatives.
Frannie A. Doonan
Traditional pounded black ash baskets made from log to finished product by
Frannie A. Doonan, Maine basketmaker and instructor since 1991.
Sharon Dugan
Traditional basketmaker from Sanbornton, NH makes Shaker and traditional black ash baskets
with birch (sometimes cherry, oak, or white ash) handles and rims - from the trees.
Robert M.
Gelinas - Black Ash Shaker Baskets
Finished Shaker style black ash baskets and pounded black ash splint, custom
made to your desired thickness is available from this Farmington, NH
basketmaker.
Jonathan
Kline
Prominent Black ash woodsplint basketmaker from Trumansburg, New York
processes splint from the log to create natural finish and painted Black
ash baskets and sculpture.
Bill
Mackowski
Maker of brown ash pack baskets and fishing creels along with snowshoes and a
number of other rustic crafts. Photo essay by Bill Mackowski of Old Wolf Outpost demonstrates the process of
creating a Brown Ash woodsplint pack basket. (link has gone dead, but you may be able to view partial content
here)
Bill
Smith
Adirondack basketmaker and storyteller from Colton, NY. This
presentation by North Country Public Radio includes text, video and audio.
Eric
Taylor
Eric lives in central New Hampshire and has been involved in traditional basket making for over twenty years. His love for working with wood and the black ash tree inspired him to experiment further in the art, where he started creating his own contemporary designs that combined the elements of the Shaker and Nantucket baskets.
Fred Tomah
A brown ash Maliseet basketmaker from northern ME. Fred learned
basketmaking from his ancestors, who learned it from their ancestors. His work
features twill patterns, including the quadrifoil in designs inspired by
locations in his native state of Maine.
Jamin Uticone
Traditional basketmaker from Alpine, NY creates black ash back packs,
vegetable-tanned bridle leather strapped baskets and a range of storage baskets
including replications of Taghkanic swing handled apple baskets.
Stephen Zeh
Maker of award winning baskets handcrafted of Maine brown ash in the tradition
of the Maine woodsmen, Shakers and Native American basketmakers. Miniature,
swing handle baskets, pack baskets, creels, purses, carriers and lidded baskets.
Brown
Ash Baskets From American Native Downeast
Vintage, antique and new Maine native brown ash woodsplint baskets
created by Pam Cunningham, Joyce Tomah, Ganessa, Jeremy Frey, Gal Frey, Eric
"Otter" Bacon and other accomplished Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot basketmakers. Find sewing, corn, creel, carrot,
acorn, strawberry and mini baskets made with ash splint and sweetgrass that
include porcupine twist curls. Also holiday items such as Christmas tree
ornaments and Valentines Day sweetheart baskets along with other traditional
Maine basketwork.
