katie grove spinning basswood fiber on a spinning wheel in her studio with basketry materials like vines and bark on the studio wall

My Story

woman foraging cattails in a marsh for making cattail baskets

I am a basketry teacher, artist, and writer.

But more than that, I am a person who deeply believes that our relationship with the natural world is not only important, but essential in our world today. That is why my passion is to share wild basketry and nature connection through my workshops, sculptures, and writing.

For the past fifteen years I have explored the forests and fields of my local landscape in upstate New York, learning everything I can about the plants that grow there and how to make beautiful and meaningful baskets and sculptures from them. This has meant innumerable hours walking through cattail marshes and peeling bark beside my favorite river. Once I began sharing these experiences with others it was like a puzzle piece fell into place- I truly love to teach!

Currently my classes range from in-person foraging workshops to online classes with a focus on ethical harvesting and nature connection. Weaving Wild Baskets, my upcoming book, will be released by Storey Publishing in April 2026 and I write essays for print and online publications on the themes of basketry. My studio practice merges traditional basketry techniques with sculpture and I exhibit art regularly.

I’m based in upstate New York, but travel often with my partner and son and always love learning local basketry tradition and meeting the plants in new places.

“Cultivating a relationship with the plants in my local landscape and making baskets with them is my greatest passion. And sharing what I have learned through years of time in the field is a cornerstone of meaning in my life.”