Meet The Artist, Letizia Reilly, At Our Nantucket Store
Letizia Reilly, a Nantucket resident and gifted basket weaver, will be on hand Saturday, July 17th and Sunday, July 18th demonstrating the art of basket making as well as selling her popular baskets.The Nantucket Lightship baskets are woven over a mold using cane. The bases are made from cherry, oak or specialty woods. The baskets are accented with ivory. The handles are usually coordinated with the base and finely finished.
The Mattapoisett is a free form basket, which does not require a mold. The size and shape is dictated by the design of the artist. The Mattapoisett is an intricately worked pine needle and raffia basket requiring hundreds of hours to complete. It is accented with brilliant decoratio
ns of ivory carvings and scrimshaw.The collector is guaranteed an original, as no two are alike. Come by our Nantucket store from 4 pm to 7 pm on Saturday and from 3 pm to 6 pm on Sunday to be the first to get your own original Letizia Reilly basket.
Labels: Meet The Artist Event, Nantucket
