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Mary
May Master - Basket Maker
Mary May of Forked
River is a NJ Master Basket Maker specializing in South Jersey baskets.
Mary May has been weaving for 15 years, learning first by classes and experimentation
and later under the guidance of NJ Master, Esther Parker. She is known
for her traditional baskets made of hand splint oak. Mary May is an expert
on South Jersey basket traditions, researching and compiling extensive
information on baskets and basket makers from local historical societies,
museums and private collections.
Mary
May is an officer of the Penn-Jersey Basket Guild. She is a regular demonstrator
and educator at the Tuckerton Seaport, the Long Beach Island Arts and Science
Foundation and the New Jersey Forestry Interpretive Center. Her baskets
were on exhibit at the Tuckerton Seaport as part of the 2004 Traditions/Transitions
exhibit.
