Pine needle baskets to feature at Legislative gallery

“Pine Spirit” by Sande Rowan, a basket maker who worked with Native American basket makers in the Southwest, will be featured Feb. 2-20 at the Legislative eXhibition Series Gallery in the Legislative building. Rowan, the author of “Pine Spirit: A Modern Approach to the Ancient Art of Coiled Basket Making,” gathers pine needs while hiking in the Sierra. She said the trees she encounters give their energy t