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Cat’s Head Basket
over 4,000 baskets a year baskets was our end goal. These baskets are so prized
with six women working today. When its provenance was assured, an original
six months out of the Shaker basket brought over $130,000 at auction.
year. This explains the
superb quality and why New Old Stock
they were known After 25 years of exciting discovery and development,
throughout the 1800s as Martha left the family, the business, and the beautiful complex Taylor
the makers of the world’s and she had built together in the Sanbornton, NH woods. The two
finest baskets. Shaker- books they wrote together, Legend of the Bushwhaker Basket and Shaker
made baskets had been Baskets are still considered the premier books to turn to when looking for
going unrecognized information on the techniques used by the Shakers to create these beau-
through the 1900s and tiful baskets.
treated like worthless objects by For over four decades, Nathan Taylor has dedicated himself to the
those who did not artistry and methodology used by the Shakers from the 1790s onward.
understand. His interest also expanded into the world of the Nantucket baskets and
Saving he is known for his fine work and instruction in making these as well.
these
Together with his wife Kathy, the Taylors have settled in Tennesee.
Being “semi-retired,” the shop is open on their schedule and their son
Eric is steeped firmly in the family business. They all continue to make,
learn, and teach about Shaker baskets.
Above left: Three Quadrifoil Molds used in making the three baskets shown under-
neath, all made to the strict specifications as set out by the Shaker communities.
Nathan Taylor Baskets (www.nathantaylorbaskets.com) offers basket kits, molds,
black ash, books, and even basketweaving classes at his shop in Hohenwald, TN

Glass Innovators at Sandwich Glass Museum

SANDWICH, MA – The Sandwich Glass Innovators in Glass is a group exhibition of
Museum has launched a fresh consideration of artists whose works illustrate sculptural beauty,
glass art and experimentation in the 21st as well as experimentation and technical
Century. Innovators in Glass brings together ingenuity, demonstrating the complexity and
contemporary works by twenty interna-tionally versatility of the material. Techniques include
noted artists, exploring the spectrum of blown, cast, engraved, and pate de verre glass,
technical and artistic possibilities innate to glass. and include the use of computer generated
Most recently, artists have explored newer optics as well as neon and plasma.
experimental techniques when creating with This exhibit is open through October 30,
glass. They test traditional boundaries, and lead 2022. For more information visit their website
us down new visual and perceptive avenues. at https://sandwichglassmuseum.org/

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