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Made in Sarasota: master basket maker Elizabeth Geisler brings an ancient craft to glorious life.
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October 1, 2003
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Not too many people have this in their freezer," says Elizabeth Geisler, producing a bundle of white oak twigs from her refrigerator.
And no one else in Sarasota could possibly have a cornucopia of baskets of all shapes and sizes hanging from the ceiling in magnificent profusion and filling a glass-fronted display case along a wail. It's a staggering sight, especially because nothing in the pleasantly ordinary exterior of the Main Street house hints that a visit to Geisler's home is like stepping into an intimate shrine to the craft of basket making.
Modest and sweet, the unfailingly polite Geisler has an encyclopedic knowledge of her craft. She has made more than ...
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