Gallery: Sculptural Blends

Voyager

Madrona bark, mixed grass paper, Sweetgrass cordage, North Cascades stone
Donna Souter Photography

Split cedar limb, twined split cedar root, beach stones
Precarious

Madrona bark, cedar bark paper, willow, ivy, roots
Freestanding Wing

Woven cedar bark, mixed grass paper, turkey feathers, driftwood, plum branches
Rattles

Ivy, mixed materials
Nest II

Willow, ivy, apple branches, cedar paper, assorted grasses
Madrona Stone Catcher

Madrona bark, stone
Cherry on Plum
Table Top

Random weave, assorted NW materials
Side Table

Curly willow leg by James Strickler, copper, assorted NW materials
Woven Bird House

Woven ivy, cattail, cattail, cedar, with woodland goodies
Salmon Skin Boxes and Bucket

Cured salmon skin, sewn, cattail paper, cedar root
Signs, Symbols and Language

Computer parts and assorted branches, wire, handmade paper, textbooks
Mango Dish

Mango skin, rice paper, copper wire
Delicate Balance

Scouring rush, gut, cedar bark
Rainball

Kinetically activated, recycled drainpipes, pebbles, metal wire, ivy
Bowl on Tripod

Plum branches, cantelope peal
Iris and Cedar Paper Vase
Vine Maple and Cedar Paper
Rattle

Woven ivy, assorted NW materials
Bambino

Clematis vines, driftwood, mono-filament
Madrona With Stone

Pacific Madrona Bark, Hand-made Cedar Paper, Stone
Knot #I

Fig Bark, Vine Maple, Yew Buttons
“Devoted” by Melinda West

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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