Large Williamsburg Basket
Workshop | Registration opens 12/2/2026 10:00 AM CST
Learn the craft of basket weaving with Billy Owens, a second-generation basket maker. The large Williamsburg basket is made of hand-split white oak. It is 14” in diameter and approx. 9” deep with large round top and square bottom to be used in the garden or ornamentally.
Billy Owens
Billy (Jenkins, MO) is a second-generation White Oak basket maker from the Ozark mountains of Southern Missouri. He travels the country teaching and sharing this tradition since 1999. Billy was recently honored at the Smithsonian "Folk Life Festival" in Washington, DC. He displays baskets at the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis.