Bonnie Gale has been a professional traditional willow basketmaker and willow artist for the past 35 years. Her baskets are part of the collections at Plimoth Plantation and Mount Vernon Estate. In 1999, she was awarded an Artist's Fellowship from NYFA and in 2012, she was selected as one of three Finalists in the Folk/Traditional Arts category. Her living willow installations have been featured in Vogue, Vogue Living, House and Garden and Fiber Arts magazines. In 2009, her work was featured in the PBS "Cultivating Life" series and in 2010, she appeared on the Martha Stewart Show. She was featured in the new public television series Artist Café which aired locally in October 2013. She produced her first book entitled “Living Willow Form” in 2014. In 2018, she was featured in the T magazine of the New York Times. and in the New York city NYFA show entitled "Folk Your Life".
Email Bonnie at bonwillow@frontiernet.net