Gallery: Functional Ribbed Work

Giant Hearth Basket

16"t, 40"w, 22"d, Made with split cedar limbs, bonsai wire, willows, and plum branches.
Detail of ribbed construction with split cedar limbs and willow feet.
Potato Baskets in Three Sizes

Cedar bark, plum and apple branches, ivy, cattail, iris
Double Potato Basket

Grapevine, cedar bark, cattail, iris, ivy
Heirloom Cedar Harvest Basket

18" ht, 21.5" w, 16" d, Plum and willow limbs, Bonsai wire, inner cedar bark
Harvest Basket with Tool Pouch

Cedar bark, grapevine, ivy, iris, turkey feathers
Baby's First Basket

In use.
Syd's Big Basket

Old growth ivy vine, hazelnut limbs, cedar branch bark, cattail, willow, 26"t x40"w x20"d
Syd's Big Basket, back view
Cedar Half-Moon Basket

Cedar bark, Vine maple limbs, NW sweetgrass cordage, plum feet
Harvest Basket

Cedar bark, plum and apple branches, ivy, cattail, willow
Heirloom Harvest Baskets

Ribbed baskets in three sizes, mixed NW materials
Heirloom Harvest Basket

Cedar bark, plum and apple branches, willow, wire
Heirloom Cedar Harvest Basket

14" ht, 20" w, 14" d, Plum and willow limbs, Bonsai wire, inner cedar bark
Ribbed Wall Baskets in Three Sizes

Cedar bark, apple and plum branches, ivy, cattail, iris
Conical Branch Trellises

Branches and vines woven to support garden plants
Willow Backpack

Wickerwork, willows and osiers
Monet's Garden Harvest Basket, giant size

22" ht, 27" w, 17" d, plum limbs, bonsai wire, food-safe stains on rattan
Assortment of Ribbed Cedar Baskets

To order or 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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