She packed frozen fish, spray painted toys, and worked in childcare. Throughout her life, Gladys held varied jobs and other interests. In 2015, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston acquired a 1984 Gladys Ellis Mattapoisett Basket, viewable on the Museum’s website. Gladys was selected for inclusion in Early American Life magazine’s Directory of Traditional American Crafts as one of the best artisans in the United States. A perfectionist, she led her students to their own perfection. Gladys became known as a patient teacher who imparted an eye for detail and an enthusiasm for complex design. She was a faculty member at the annual Stowe Basketry Festival in Vermont. Gladys also taught for over 25 years in the adult education program at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School. Classes at her home filled up quickly, so there were long waiting lists. The family residence was carved on the purse’s top scrimshaw panel and popular Mattapoisett landmarks were engraved on its side panels, as shown:įor decades, Gladys taught basket making in her home at 87 North Street, through adult education classes and also at conferences. In another Mattapoisett Basket made by Gladys for Carole, Gladys used scrimshaw to depict home and family to remind her daughter of her childhood. Typically, the purse was an oval basket with a hinged clam-shell style top attached with an ivory hinge and an ivory closure at center front, with a handle attached at sides with ivory bolts, as shown in these images of a Mattapoisett Basket owned by Carole Clifford, daughter of Gladys: The process included wrapping the raffia around a metal form to create exterior detailing with a lace effect. She coiled the long needles of southern pine with raffia and added carved ivory panels to create the Mattapoisett Basket. She was a self-taught artist, seamstress, needle worker, upholsterer, furniture refinisher, scrimshander and basket maker.Īs she became an accomplished scrimshaw artist and Nantucket Basket maker, Gladys started to think about a new way to combine her scrimshaw artistry with her basketry techniques. She had dreamed of attending Pratt Institute in New York after high school, but there was no money and romance was in the air. She graduated from Fairhaven High School after a teacher advocated for her to remain in school. A lifelong resident of Mattapoisett, Gladys was the first in her family to graduate from high school, as her four older brothers left school to work in the local mills. Ministry Services include Weddings, Baby Blessings, Funerals, and Memorials.ĭivine Guidance & Life Purpose Sessions, Mediumship, Past Life Regression, and Energy Therapies.Ĭlick here to learn more about the 90-minute "Get Started" Combo Session.Mattapoisett basket maker Gladys Heuberger Sherman Ellis (1916-2011) designed and created the Mattapoisett Basket, a unique regional form of the Nantucket Basket.īorn in New Bedford, Gladys was one of 10 children of Helmuth Heuberger, a German immigrant, and Ellen (Fowler) Heuberger, an English immigrant. She offers a variety of services to teach, guide, and mentor clients. Gladys has been working with individuals, couples, families, and private organizations for over 15 years. Her uncanny ability to provide accurate, authentic, and healing messages from the dearly departed is a true testament to the fact that there IS an AfterLife. She believes "Holy Mediumship" is spiritual medicine from God healing our hearts and souls in profound ways. This Holy Gift came to her while seeking to understand her own painful struggles with grief from loss. Her ability to "see beyond the veil" can only be likened to a Spiritual Gift of Miracles described in 1 Corinthians 12:4-11. Caregivers, Healers, Highly Sensitive, and Empathetic People) and those who desire to develop their own inner Gifts to better serve and support their community.Īs a professional Medium and Divine Channel, Gladys takes a therapeutic approach to Mediumship acting as a translator between Heaven and Earth. Gladys follows a heart-based, Divine calling to empower, inspire, guide and educate fellow EarthAngels (ie. She has dedicated her work-life to ministering to those seeking a Peace-Full life. With an enormous leap of faith and the courage to take a road less traveled, she built a flourishing career based on Interfaith principles. Gladys Ellen is one of Southern New England's most credible and authentic Spiritual Intuitives. ***SAME ADDRESS NOW LOCATED IN THE LOWER LEVEL *** ***PLEASE BE ADVISED, MY OFFICE HAS MOVED***
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