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Lanesboro Arts is proud to feature willow sculptor and mental health advocate Marth Bird as the Lanesboro Arts Artist in Residence from August 15 through September 12, 2022.

Article first published Aug. 19, 2017 Martha Bird, who has studied nursing and holistic health/human development as well as art, will present a free program on basketry as a tool for healing at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Anderson Center. A Minneapolis resident, Bird is in residence this month at the Anderson Center, working on large-scale sculptural baskets for an upcoming exhibit. Bird’s presentation, “Reclaiming Basketry: Working Through Stigma to Reach Creative Potential,” relates to the fact that basketry has been used in the medical field to treat trauma for more than 100 year...