Melinda West | West Gardens Basketry

Growing, gathering, and weaving with plant fibers from the Pacific Northwest

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Gallery: Functional Ribbed Work

  • Giant Hearth Basket by Melinda West
    Giant Hearth Basket
    16"t, 40"w, 22"d, Made with split cedar limbs, bonsai wire, willows, and plum branches.
  • Basket detail of ribbed construction with split cedar limbs and willow feet.
    Detail of ribbed construction with split cedar limbs and willow feet.
  • Potato Baskets in Three Sizes
    Potato Baskets in Three Sizes
    Cedar bark, plum and apple branches, ivy, cattail, iris
  • Double Potato Basket
    Double Potato Basket
    Grapevine, cedar bark, cattail, iris, ivy
  • Heirloom Cedar Harvest Basket, large
    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
    Harvest Basket with Tool Pouch
    Cedar bark, grapevine, ivy, iris, turkey feathers
  • Baby's First Basket
    Baby's First Basket
    In use.
  • Syd's Big Basket
    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
    Syd's Big Basket, back view
  • Cedar Half-Moon Basket
    Cedar Half-Moon Basket
    Cedar bark, Vine maple limbs, NW sweetgrass cordage, plum feet
  • Harvest Basket
    Harvest Basket
    Cedar bark, plum and apple branches, ivy, cattail, willow
  • Heirloom Harvest Baskets
    Heirloom Harvest Baskets
    Ribbed baskets in three sizes, mixed NW materials
  • Heirloom Harvest Basket
    Heirloom Harvest Basket
    Cedar bark, plum and apple branches, willow, wire
  • Heirloom Cedar Harvest Basket, medium
    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
    Ribbed Wall Baskets in Three Sizes
    Cedar bark, apple and plum branches, ivy, cattail, iris
  • Conical Branch Trellises
    Conical Branch Trellises
    Branches and vines woven to support garden plants
  • Willow Backpack
    Willow Backpack
    Wickerwork, willows and osiers
  • Monet's Garden Harvest Basket, giant size
    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.

About 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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