Nancy Basket helped form the first modern basketry guild in Seattle in 1980, and moved to SC ten years later. She makes large and miniature pine-needle and kudzu baskets, lamp shades, paper designs, kudzu cloth, and large 8-foot sculptures depicting Cherokee stories. In 2005, she received the prestigious SC Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage award. Her work has received raving national reviews. She is a popular feature at powwows and Earthskills events.
Aired 7/24