Frey to demonstrate basketmaking at Hudson Museum artist showcase

Gabriel Frey will demonstrate the ancient tradition of brown ash and sweetgrass basketry at an artist showcase 10–11 a.m. Aug. 1, in the Hudson Museum at the Collins Center for the Arts.

Frey, a 13th-generation Passamaquoddy basketmaker, also will share new directions that he’s taking the tradition. Frey specializes in pack and utility baskets. He integrates his style — including incorporating leather straps and leather liners — with techniques and lessons he learned from his grandfather, Fred Moore.

The artist showcase is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the Hudson Museum website. Also for more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, call 207.581.1904.

To learn more about Frey, here’s a story written just prior to the 2016 Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market.