Welcome to Affairs of the Art Gallery. Tucson Arizona's newest Art Gallery. We specialize in Southwestern art from some of the best artists in Tucson. Artists: Jerry Allen Jay Pierstorff Jan Pierstorff Ron Streeter Marie Long Judy Koziana Mary Jo Wasco Mikki House Pete Clements Tonya Mull Sharon "Wilson" Bisek Cynthia Connolly Lisa Thiel Laura Stafford Marjorie G. Miller Kim Acerra Guidi Sherry Mann Pete Ross & Pete Ross III Scott Taft Return to main page Cat Mountain Station 2740 S. Kinney Road Suite 3 Tucson, AZ 85735 Phone 520-578-3638 Located 2 miles north of Ajo Way Highway 86 (MAP)

Artist: Mikki House Media: Pine Needle Baskets Pine needle basketry is a coiling technique using pine needles of America and raffia from palm trees of Madagascar, an island off the coast of Africa. Some preparation is needed to be done before the needles can be used. First -they have to be washed and rinsed in cold water. Then put in the oven for 3 hours, then rinsed and dryed . The best needles to use are from 12 to 18 inches in length. Preparation time is about 8 hours. Making each basket takes about 36 hours. Mikki House comes from a family from Six Nations Reservation in Oswego, Ontario, Canada -- Chippewa (Ojibwa) and currently resides in Tucson, Arizona.

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