Melinda West | West Gardens Basketry

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

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Gallery: Wall Pieces

  • Bare Bones B, by Melinda West
    Bare Bones B, by Melinda West
    Pealed limbs, inner cedar bark, false sinew
  • Bare Bones A by Melinda West
    Bare Bones A, by Melinda West
    Assorted pealed limbs, inner cedar bark, false sinew
  • O - Vertical, by Melinda West
    O - Vertical, by Melinda West
    O - Vertical, Handmade Cedar Bark, and Mixed Grass Paper, Canvas, Acrylic Paints, each panel is 11”x 11”
  • O - Squared, by Melinda West
    O - Squared, by Melinda West
    O - Squared, Handmade Cedar Bark, and Mixed Grass Paper, Canvas, Acrylic Paints, each panel is 11”x 11”
  • Lyons, Cedar By The Sea - B
    Lyons, Cedar By The Sea - B
    Lyons, Cedar By The Sea - B, 60”t x 20”w x 8.5”d, Inner Cedar Bark, Driftwood Roots, Handmade Cedar Bark Paper, Stone, Bonsai Wire, Lichen, Linen
  • Detail: Lyons, Cedar By The Sea - B
    Detail: Lyons, Cedar By The Sea - B
  • Detail: Cedar By The Sea - Form A
    Detail: Cedar By The Sea - Form A
    Detail: Cedar By The Sea - Form A
  • Lyons, Cedar By The Sea - A
    Lyons, Cedar By The Sea - A
    Lyons, Cedar By The Sea - A, 38”t x 34”w x 9” d, Inner Cedar Bark, Driftwood Roots, Handmade Cedar Bark Paper, Stone, Bonsai Wire, Linen
  • Detail, Little Gem by Melinda West
    Detail, Little Gem by Melinda West
  • Little Gem by Melinda West
    Little Gem by Melinda West
    Cedar Bark, Bull Kelp, Lungwart, Lichen, Cedar Root, Stone
  • Cedar Bark & Paper, Plum Limbs, Gold Paint
  • Cedar Bark & Paper, Plum Limbs, Gold Paint
  • Cedar Bark, Red Osier Dogwood
  • Cedar Bark, Plum & Hazel Limbs, Antler Button
  • Cedar Bark & Paper, Plum Limbs, Yew Buttons, Gold Paint
  • Pealed Big Leaf Maple, Bonsai Wire, Waxed Thread
    Bare Bones Maple
    Pealed Big Leaf Maple, Bonsai Wire, Waxed Thread
  • fig Bark Scroll Inside
  • Memory
    Memory
  • Fig Bark Scroll
  • Iris and Cedar Fan
    Iris and Cedar Fan
    Woven cedar over iris stalks, mixed grass paper
  • Salish Sea
    Salish Sea
    Woven Cedar Bark, mixed grass paper, copper, bamboo
  • Limb and Leaf
  • Iris and Cedar
    Iris and Cedar
    Woven cedar bark over iris stalks
  • Detail, Iris and Cedar
    Detail, Iris and Cedar
  • Salmon Wing
    Salmon Wing
    5' x 5' woven cedar bark wall piece features "salmon gill" design
  • Cedar and Iris Fan by Melinda West
    Cedar and Iris Fan
    Woven cedar, iris seed stalks, mixed grass paper
  • Madrona with Stone
    Madrona with Stone
    Shaped Madrona bark stone
  • Detail, Madrona on Curly Willow
    Detail, Madrona on Curly Willow
    Inside view
  • Grass Fan
    Grass Fan
    Grass stalks, seeds, grass paper and cordage
  • Cherry on Madrona
    Cherry on Madrona
    Shaped wild cherry bark sewn to Madrona branch
  • Detail, Wild Cherry on Bull Kelp
    Detail, Wild Cherry on Bull Kelp
    Inside pouch
  • Wild Cherry on Bull kelp
    Wild Cherry on Bull kelp
    Another view, shaped wild cherry bark, vine maple buttons, bull kelp
  • Detail, Cedar Vest
    Detail, Cedar Vest
    Twined pounded cedar bark
  • Cedar Vest
    Cedar Vest
    Woven pounded cedar bark, cedar rope, cedar limb
  • Directions
    Directions
  • Peggie's Regalia
    Peggie's Regalia
  • Cedar Coil on Willow
  • Detail, The Last Two Coils
    Detail, The Last Two Coils
    Knot hole in inner cedar bark
  • Cherry on Driftwood
    Cherry on Driftwood, front
    Shaped wild cherry bark, driftwood
  • Old Man Pouch
    Old Man Pouch
    Folded cedar bark, cedar braid, sewn with cedar root, plum branches, seed pods, turkey feathers
  • Cedar Wing
    Cedar Wing
    Woven cedar bark, cedar paper, plum branches, turkey feathers
  • Small Cedar Coil on Hazelnut, 16
  • Cedar Coil on Madrona and Vine Maple, 30
  • Cedar Coil on Beaver Stick, 20
  • Wild Cherry on Madrona, 28
  • Cedar Coil on Madrona, 16
  • Kulshan Rainbow-The Teacher, 54
  • December Batch of Cedar Coils 2013
  • Cedar and Driftwood Fan, 42
  • Cedar and Iris Fan, 5'x5'x2
  • Cedar Coil on Hazelnut
  • Cedar and Iris Fan
    Cedar and Iris Fan
    38" x 36" x 2"
  • Bare Bones Maple by Melinda West, 86
    Bare Bones Maple
    Bare Bones Series, Big Leaf Maple, bonsai wire
  • Wall sculpture and fireplace
    The Keller Piece installed
  • Detail of Keller Mantel Piece (2016)
    Cedar Form on Madrona
  • Western Red Cedar Bark, Handmade Cedar Paper, Stone, Hazelnut Limbs, Yew Button
    Cedar Bark Form on Hazelnut
    Western Red Cedar Bark, Handmade Cedar Paper, Stone, Hazelnut Limbs, Yew Button
  • Cedar bark installation Poulsbo Public Library
    Tahoma - Four Cedar Wings
    Cedar bark installation Poulsbo Public Library
  • Friends of the Library Commission for the Poulsbo Public Library. (2000)
    Four Cedar Wings
  • Western Red Cedar Bark, Handmade Paper, Stone, Logger's Daughter Button, Bull Kelp
    Cedar Bark Form on Bull Kelp
    Western Red Cedar Bark, Handmade Paper, Stone, Logger's Daughter Button, Bull Kelp
  • Cedar bark, driftwood, Cedar Paper, stones
    Mother
    Mother, by Melinda West
  • Cedar bark, Roots, and paper, Plum Limb, Iris Pods, Feathers
    Old Man Pouch
    Cedar bark, Roots, and paper, Plum Limb, Iris Pods, Feathers
  • Cedar bark, cedar wood buttons, Hazelnut limbs, stone, shell, cedar bark paper
    Better Together
    Cedar bark, cedar wood buttons, Hazelnut limbs, stone, shell, cedar bark paper

To order or for more information please contact Melinda.

About Melinda

Thirty 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. The experience of weaving with the materials at hand while being together with my sons on a beautiful Pacific Northwest shoreline, kindled a passion for creating art from natural plant materials. I thank my family, my community, and all my teachers for cultivating this gift in me.
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