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Fencing for Periscope

Fencing for Periscope
Periscope Woodcraft

Periscope Woodcraft
Periscope Woodcraft

Periscope Woodcraft
Periscope Woodcraft

Periscope Woodcraft
IslandWood 5-2018 AIR wk 1

IslandWood 5-2018 AIR wk 1
Students plant young Cedar Trees

Students plant young Cedar Trees
IslandWood 2018
IslandWood 2018-Team Teaching with 3 generations
IslandWood Artist Residency 5-2018 wk 1

IslandWood Artist Residency 5-2018 wk 1
Jess Henderson at IslandWood 2018 brings birthday tulips
IslandWood 2018 with Kah Ty Ah Lawrence-Moran
Kaya Barbara Lawrence with her Granddaughter Verite
Weaving Nature with Melinda West

Weaving Nature with Melinda West
Art in the Woods 2019

Art in the Woods 2019
#4 Sterling Studio

#4 Sterling Studio
Weaving Together at IslandWood 2019
Cattails gathered
Cattail Gathering

Cattail Gathering
Artistic Weaving With Western Red Cedar, North Cascades Institute 2011
Gordon Elementary Options Program students, Clam Shell Rattle Necklace, ages 3 to 13 years old.
Students explore at the Suquamish Basket Marsh, 6-2011.
Woven Cedar Mat Pouch Necklaces by Suquamish Elementary second graders, 6-2011.
Woven bird house project with 2nd and 3rd graders in Gayle Holeton's class at Eton Montessori School, Bellevue, Washington, 2004.
Laura is an excellent young farmer, now working as Farm Manager at Red Dog Farm in Chimicum, Washington. Ribbed Basketry apprentice, 2009-2010
Salmon Weaving Display 2008
Woven Cedar Mats at IslandWood 2003
The late Upper Skagit Elder and Cultural Teacher Vi Hilbert
Detail of Joe Koivu and Melinda West Screen, Poulsbo, WA
This piece was created for the Bainbridge Island Land Trust, 2010
19' x 6' screen, Joe Koivu and Melinda West

6' tall metal leaves by Joe Koivu with woven red osier dogwood and willow by Melinda West
Raku by Wendy Hampton, Weaving by Melinda West
Raku by Wendy Hampton, Weaving by Melinda West
Finishing touches on Suquamish Basket Marsh Arbor 2002
Ducks at the Suquamish Basket Marsh
Building a Welcome Arbor at the Suquamish Basket Marsh 2002
6-10-11 Suquamish Elementary Basket Marsh
Queen Anne Tree Walk Exhibit with art by Green Lake Elementary
The Poetry of Plants, Queen Anne Tree Walk, 2004
Lahalla Weaver Charles Hua, Park Ranger, Hawaii
Exhibit of Student's work at IslandWood
Suquamish Master Weaver Ed Carriere
Melinda at IslandWood, 2011
Students' and teachers work created in this 2011 Artist Cedar Weaving class at North Cascades Institute.
Movie Production Team - Clam Basket - 2011

Katie Jennings, Joanne Ardinger, Kevin Michael Martin
The Rain Ball in action at the "Queen Anne Tree Walk", Seattle, 2005

For more information please contact Melinda.

Forty years ago, while sitting on the beach playing with my young children, I made my first basket out of a pile of willow trimmings someone had tossed there. It looked wildly made like a crazy bird’s nest. While being together with my two sons on a beautiful Pacific Northwest shoreline, this simple experience of crafting with the natural materials at hand kindled a passion for creating forms using plant fibers. I thank my family, my community, and all my teachers for cultivating this gift in me.
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