Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. NORTHAMPTON — In the shade of the trees, hands carefully and skillfully weave willow ...

Hudson Valley artist Katie Grove shares her approach to wild basketry, foraging, and her new book Weaving Wild Baskets, with tips for beginners and a local launch event.

When Charlie Mayo has worries or problems, he makes a basket. "It's a very calming thing," he said. "And when I finish it, what I was concerned about doesn't seem that big anymore. In a way it's kind ...

MOORHEAD-Denise Lajimodiere is resurrecting a dying art. "It died out in my tribe," the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa member said. "It's almost a lost traditional art." About eight years ago, the ...

Birch bark has long been the favored material of basket makers in Finland, Sweden and Russia for making essential items such as containers, shoes, hats, and backpacks. The bark is naturally ...

NORTHWEST ANGLE, Minn. -- When a tribal elder on Lake of the Woods saw the birch bark canoe Talon Stammen was building, the native was quick with a quip. "You know they make those in Fiberglas now," ...