Exhibit at the Corvallis Museum until September 20, 2026

 Death Becomes Her: Women's Mourning Dress 1860-1919

Come explore the exhibit and discover how mourning fashion, etiquette, and personal expression shaped public displays of grief in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Presented in partnership with Jennifer Mower, PhD, Historic and Cultural Textiles and Apparel Collection Manager and Design Instructor, the exhibition draws on her research in historic fashion and cultural meaning. Developed with Dr. Mower and her student Jake Wright, and with curatorial support from Benton County Historical Society Curator of Exhibitions Natascha Adams, Death Becomes Her invites visitors to consider how grief, gender, and tradition were worn on the body.

• Displayed in the Fred & Mary Brauti Gallery, June 6th - September 20th, 2026
• OPEN: Wed - Sat 10am -4:30pm, Sun 12 -4:30pm
• 411 SW 2nd St Corvallis, Oregon

Here are a few photos taken at the exhibition to encourage you to visit:

Guild Meeting on Tuesday, June 9, 2026

 Our program this evening was orchestrated by Mariana Mace and Deb Curtis, two guild members with extensive knowledge and practice in basketry. 

The program began with Mariana and Deb showing some examples of interesting baskets from their collections, talking about the materials and techniques used to make them.

Next the floor was opened for our guild members to share baskets that they had selected from their homes to learn more about them. It was a riff off of Antiques Roadshow with a basket theme. There were baskets made in a number of countries including Japan, Australian, France and the areas of the U.S. With the knowledge of our presenters, we learned the materials and techniques that were used to make and care for these baskets.

Here are a few of the baskets from guild members that were shared: 

And now, a few of our Show and Tell projects:

Kris wanted to add pockets to a RTW jumper, so she used the technique she teaches, textile origami, to add a unique touch.

Beautiful Japanese cloisonne buttons were the inspiration for the jacket Karen created from her hand dyed fabric and her Katazome stencils.

Jane made cards using paper she made years ago, embellished with various ephemera in her stash.

Belinda took a class at Pudding Art Studio in Eugene to learn this technique for a no-sew fabric art piece.