HAPPY WOMAN TWILL PAPER BASKET

A couple of weeks ago, the Misti Washington Gourd and Basket Guild  put on their biennial Weekend in the Gardens  which drew about 200 students for two days of classes in various techniques in baskets making and embellishing  gourds. Teachers and students came from all over the country. I have always wanted to take a class from artist Jackie Abrams :  http://www.jackieabrams.com/   . This year she taught us a twilled basket using painted (front and back) watercolor paper cut into strips . Amazingly, my piece turned out pretty good!