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.
Annette Daigle
Black ash basketmaker from Madawaska, ME. She offers Shaker, backpack,
creels and other specialty baskets. Her site explains the process of making a
pounded ash splint basket. A photo
essay of black ash processing is also available.
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.
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.
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.
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.
