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2025 Shows/Workshops

I am selling my baskets throughout Southwestern Ontario this summer. As usual, you can find my baskets at Pelee Art Works during the summer months. If you are interested in purchasing a hand-made basket, please message me through my contact page.

Thursday, April 17 & Friday, April 18, 2025 – London Spring Craft Show, London, Ontario. This is my first time at this two-day Spring show on Good Friday at the Western Fair District Agriplex. I will bring a variety of baskets but I will concentrate on Easter baskets…colourful, round and with a handle! Since it is spring, birds nest baskets will also be on sale. For more information, see London Spring Craft Show. Show times: Thursday, April 17: 5pm to 9pm; Friday (Good Friday), April 18: 10am to 4pm.

Saturday, April 26, 2025 – North Star Springfest 2025, Amherstburg, Ontario. More that 200 vendors will be set up inside and outside the North Star High School. I will bring many hanging birds nest, garlic baskets and natural bark vases. North Star High School, 330 Simcoe Street, Amherstburg, Ontario. Free admission but donations are appreciated. From 9 am – 3 pm.

Saturday, May 10, 2025 – Glenwood Spring Craft Sale, Windsor, Ontario. I am bringing many baskets, vases and other gifts items perfect for Mother’s Day. Glenwood United Church, 1825 Grand Marais Road West, Windsor, Ontario. From 9:30 am – 3 pm.

Saturday, June 7 & Sunday, June 8, 2025 – Art in the Park, Windsor, Ontario. I am very excited to be participating in Art in the Park this year again! This is one of the biggest weekend craft events in Essex County, located in the beautiful and historic Willistead Manor grounds in Walkerville. I will bring a variety of baskets, in a variety of materials and at various price points to the show. For more information and to purchase advance tickets, click here: Art in the Park. Show times: Saturday, June 1: 10am to 7pm; Sunday, June 2, 10am to 5pm.

Saturday, June 21, 2025 – Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild workshop, Chatham. Ontario.

I will teach theWilliamsburg-style basket with Fancy Handle for the Guild in Chatham, Ontario, Canada.This workshop is for students with some basketry weaving experience. Students will learn to weave and square a base, weave outward up the sides following the angle of the handle and lash the rim to secure the basket. Learn to wrap a fancy handle, if desired. You will create a useful and beautiful basket.This workshop will take most of the day (9 am – 4 pm). Basket size: base = 7″ x 7″; height = 7″ without handle; opening = 12″ x 12″.

For more information, click on Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild 2025 programme. Pre-registration is required. If you are interested in attending, please e-mail the Guild at: swobg.treasurer@gmail.com. Note: What a lovely workshop; I had a wonderful time and every student created a beautiful basket.

Saturday, July 19, 2025 – Amherstburg Art Crawl, Amherstburg, Ontario.

This annual event features many artists showcasing their work all over downtown Amherstburg–in museums, galleries and businesses. There are also plein air and street artists. I will be talking and demonstrating basket-making in the Visitor Centre at the Fort Malden Historic Site from 11 am – 4 pm. Spend the day strolling through the historic downtown and take in all the sights. For more information about artists and locations, click here: www.artamherstburg.ca/artists. Most events are free but for more detailed information, including self-guided art tour maps, click here: www.artamherstburg.ca.

Saturday, August 2, 2025 – Art on the Boulevard, Erieau, Ontario, Canada. This is a great outdoor event…on a tree-lined, one-kilometer boulevard in the centre of Erieau, a quaint fishing port and village. I will be bringing lots of birds nest baskets, garlic baskets and many other styles. For more information, click on: artontheboulevard.ca or www.facebook.com/Art-on-the-Boulevard-Erieau. From 9 am – 4 pm.

Saturday, September 20, 2025 – Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild workshop, Chatham. Ontario.

I will teach a Japanese-style fan. Students will learn to weave this unusual fan shape using ¼” flat oval reed. The body of the fan is a twill pattern and the handle is tied together using an overlapping knot. Waxed linen or waxed polyester will secure the sides. Each student should have enough time to make two. Basket size: Length 10″; Width/Diameter 8″; Height NA. For more information, click on Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild 2025 programme. Pre-registration is required. If you are interested in attending, please e-mail the Guild at: swobg.treasurer@gmail.com.

Thursday, December 4 to Sunday, December 7, 2025 – Christkindlmarkt, Kitchener, Ontario.

I am very excited to spend another four days at the annual Christkindlmarkt in downtown Kitchener. Last year was great! It is one of the biggest German Christmas markets in Canada. I will bring my hand-woven baskets but also many traditional German ornaments, including paper stars (Froebelsterne), straw stars (Strohsterne) and willow ornaments. For more information about the market, click here: Christkindlmarkt.

Saturday, December 13, 2025 – Mistletoe Market, Windsor, Ontario.

Past Shows

Saturday, June 1 & Sunday, June 2, 2024 – Art in the Park, Windsor, Ontario. I am very excited to be participating in Art in the Park this year again! This is one of the biggest weekend craft events in Essex County, located in the beautiful and historic Willistead Manor grounds in Walkerville. I will bring a variety of baskets, in a variety of materials and at various price points to the show. To purchase advance tickets, click here: Art in the Park. For more information, see www.facebook.com/Rotary1918. Show times: Saturday, June 1: 10am to 7pm; Sunday, June 2, 10am to 5pm.

Saturday, July 27 & Sunday, July 28, 2024 – Arts @ the Marina, Leamington, Ontario. This is my first time at this two-day outdoor event at the scenic lakeside Leamington Municipal Marina/Rick Atkin Park, 100 Robson Road. This show is organized by the Leamington Arts Centre and is a major fundraising event. Come check out my stuff! For more information about the gallery, check out Leamington Arts Centre. Show times: Saturday, July 27: 10am to 6pm; Sunday, July 28, 10am to 4pm.

Saturday, August 24 & Sunday, August 25, 2024 – Art by the River, Amherstburg, Ontario. This is my first time participating in Art by the River, a major fundraiser for the Gibson Gallery. I have sold my baskets at the Gallery Artisan Shoppe for a few years and this outdoor show will be a new experience for me on the grounds of Fort Malden National Historic Site. 100 Laird Avenue, Amherstburg, Ontario. For more information about the event, see The Gibson Gallery. Show times: Saturday & Sunday 10am to 5 pm. Admission.

Thursday, December 4 to Sunday, December 7, 2024 –

Christkindlmarkt, Kitchener, Ontario. I am very excited to spend four days at the annual Christkindlmarkt in downtown Kitchener. It is one of the biggest German Christmas markets in Canada. I will bring many of my hand-woven baskets but also many traditional German ornaments, including paper stars (Froebelsterne) and straw stars (Strohsterne). For more information about the market, click here: Christkindlmarkt.

Saturday, June 3 & Sunday, June 4, 2023 – Art in the Park, Windsor, Ontario. This is the first year I am participating in this weekend event–one of the biggest in Essex County. Fellow basketmaker Nancy Flickinger and I will bring a variety of baskets, in a variety of materials and at various price points to the show. Very excited to be setting up a booth in the beautiful and historic Willistead Manor grounds. For more information, click on: Art in the Park or www.facebook.com/Rotary1918. Show times: Saturday, June 3: 10am to 7pm; Sunday, June 4, 10am to 5pm.

Saturday, August 5, 2023 – Art on the Boulevard, Erieau, Ontario, Canada. This is a great outdoor event…on a tree-lined, one-kilometer boulevard in the centre of Erieau, a quaint fishing port and village. I will be bringing rib baskets, garlic baskets and many other styles. For more information, click on: artontheboulevard.ca or www.facebook.com/Art-on-the-Boulevard-Erieau. From 9 am – 4 pm.

Saturday, October 28, 2023 – Pumpkinfest, Amherstburg, Ontario. More that 200 vendors will be set up inside and outside the North Star High School. Admission is free. From 9 am – 3 pm.

Saturday, November 18, 2023 – Holiday Vendor and Bake Sale, Windsor, Ontario at Glenwood United Church, 1825 Grand Marais Road West. Handmade crafts and bake goods for sale for the holiday season inside the church. Admission is free. From 9:30 am – 3 pm.

Friday, November 24 to Sunday, November 26, 2023 – 10th Annual Christmas Extravaganza, Windsor, Ontario. I will be bringing baskets and lots of paper stars (Froebelsterne) to sell at this three-day event. Hundred local artists will be set up inside the WFCU Centre, 8787 McHugh. Admission is free but donations to local charities appreciated. Friday 4:30 – 8:30 pm and Saturday & Sunday 10 am – 4 pm.

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Past workshops

Saturday, August 19, 2023 – Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild workshop. Chatham, Ontario, Canada. I will teach a variety of rib baskets in one class! Students can choose to weave a very personal colourful and unique basket. All baskets have three equal central ribs that need to be lashed in place. To add interest to the basket, a random weave rim was woven in place at the end. This workshop is for students with some basketry weaving experience. Pre-registration is required. (Workshop is sold out.) For more information, click on: Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild 2023 programme.

Saturday, August 20, 2022 – Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild workshop. Chatham, Ontario, Canada. I will be teaching students how to weave a square rib basket at the Chatham Cultural Centre. This workshop is for students with some basketry weaving experience. Pre-registration is required. (Workshop is sold out.)