Melinda West | West Gardens Basketry

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

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Gallery: Woven and Folded Bark

 

  • Cedar Travel Dreams Basket - by Melinda West
  • Cedar & Dogwood by Melinda West
  • Cedar Bark & Roots; Twig, Glass or Metal Beads, Cotton Cords
  • Cedar Bark, NW Estuary Sweet Grass
  • Cedar Bark, NW Estuary Sweet Grass, Stones
  • Cedar Bark, NW Estuary Sweet Grass, Stones
  • Cedar Bark, NW Estuary Sweet Grass, Stones
  • Cedar Bark, NW Estuary Sweet Grass
  • Cedar Bark Vest (Detail) by Melinda West
  • Cedar Bark Vest by Melinda West
    Cedar Bark Vest by Melinda West
  • Woven Cedar Basket by Melinda West
    Woven Cedar Basket by Melinda West
  • Canoe Bailer-Style Vessel (Detail) by Melinda West
    Canoe Bailer-Style Vessel (Detail) by Melinda West
  • Woven Cedar Mail Basket (Detail) by Melinda West
    Woven Cedar Mail Basket (Detail) by Melinda West
  • Cedar Quiver by Melinda West
    Woven Cedar Mail Basket
  • Cedar Quiver by Melinda West
    Cedar Quiver by Melinda West
  • Cedar Pouches by Melinda West
    Cedar Pouches by Melinda West
  • Cedar Mail Basket by Melinda West
    Cedar Mail Basket
  • 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 Tray by Melinda West
    Cedar Bark Tray by Melinda West
  • Fig Bark Scroll by Melinda West
  • Fig Bark Scroll by Melinda West
    Fig Bark Scroll (Detail) by Melinda West
  • Cedar Bark Tray by Melinda West
    Cedar Bark Tray by Melinda West
  • Woven cedar bark, NW estuary sweetgrass, cedar and willow limbs
    Cedar Mail Basket
    Woven cedar bark, NW estuary sweetgrass, cedar and willow limbs
  • Cedar and Plum Tray
    Cedar bark, Sweetgrass & Plum limb tray
  • Two Cedar Trays
    Cedar bark & Sweetgrass trays
  • Woven Cedar Necklace
    Cedar Bark, Sweetgrass, Bear grass, Maidenhair fern Necklace
  • Togetherness, Two Cherry Bark Forms
    Wild Cherry inner and outer bark
  • Cedar Bandana Visor
    Cedar bark and Sweetgrass visor
  • IslandWood Basket
    Cedar bark, sweetgrass. Plum limbs, cedar bark paper
    Folded and sewn cedar bark, cedar paper, woven cedar, NW sweetgrass and Bear grass, plum limbs
  • Honeycomb Basket
    Cedar bark &Wild Turkey feathers
  • Cedar on Stone
    Cedar bark, Plum limbs, Cedar bark paper, false sinew
    Folded and sewn cedar bark, cedar paper, plum branches, river stone
  • Cedar Satchels
    Cedar Satchels
    Woven cedar bark, NW sweetgrass, Bear grass, Yew wood buttons, leather straps
  • Woven Cedar Tray
    Woven Cedar Tray
    Woven cedar bark, NW sweetgrass, plum feet, can hang or sit on a surface
  • Cedar Tray, back view
    Cedar Tray, back view
    Woven cedar bark, NW sweetgrass, plum feet
  • Cedar Berry Basket
    Cedar Berry Basket
    Open weave, cedar bark and root
  • Wetland Basket
    Cattail and Cedar
  • Detail, Cattal and Cedar
    Detail, Cattal and Cedar
  • Wetland Cattail Basket
    Wetland Cattail Basket
  • Two Cedar Boxes
    Two Cedar Boxes
    Folded and sewn cedar bark, inner bark braid, bone and Yew wood buttons
  • Cedar Box with Vine Maple Buttons
    Cedar Bark, Vine Maple Buttons, Cedar Bark Paper
  • Folded Cedar Bark Box
    Cedar Bark Sweetgrass Cordage, Ceramic Button, Cedar Bark Paper
  • Cedar Bark Box
    Cedar Bark Box
    Folded and sewn cedar bark, root, cedar braid, vine maple buttons
  • Large cedar Bark Harpoon Pouch with Salmon Skin and Cedar Root
  • Cedar Canoe Bailer-Style Vessel, Large
    Cedar Canoe Bailer-Style Vessel
    Folded cedar bark, Hemlock root, cedar root
  • Cedar Canoe Bailer
    Cedar Canoe Bailer
    Folded cedar bark, cedar paper, driftwood
  • Large Canoe Bailer-Style Vessel
    Large Canoe Bailer-Style Vessel
  • Even Larger Canoe Bailer-Style Vessel
    Even Larger Canoe Bailer-Style Vessel
    Folded cedar bark, cedar limb handle, root lashing
  • Woven Cedar Bark Baskets
    Woven Cedar Bark Baskets
    Inner cedar bark, NW sweetgrass, plum
  • Northwest Coast Burden Basket
    Northwest Coast Burden Basket of Cedar Limbs and Cedar Roots
    Split cedar limbs and roots in an open wrap-weave
  • Clam Basket
    Clam Basket of Cedar Limbs and Cedar Roots
    Split cedar limbs and roots in an open weave
  • Shredded Bark Leggings
    Shredded Bark Leggings
    Pounded cedar bark, twined with cedar, rabbit fur
  • Cedar Bark Pouch
    Cedar Bark Pouch
    Fold and sewn cedar bark, cedar braid, hazelnut limb, feather
  • Woven Cedar Wall Basket
    Woven Cedar Wall Basket
    Cedar bark, NW sweetgrass, Bear grass, grapevine, Maidenhair fern
  • Cedar Hat, inside
    Cedar Hat, inside
  • Cedar Hat, back
    Cedar Hat, back
  • Madrona Forms
    Madrona Bark Forms
    Inner and outer bark of the Pacific Madrona, cedar bark paper, stones
  • Cedar vessel, made with one large piece of Western Red Cedar, folded, lashed with cedar roots to an Alder branch handle. Inspired by the Salish Canoe Bailers used in the region to bail water out of canoes.
    Large Folded Cedar Vessel
    23"tall, 41" wide, 24"deep, made with one large piece of Western Red Cedar, folded, lashed with cedar roots to an Alder branch handle. Inspired by the Salish Canoe Bailers used in the region to bail water out of canoes.
  • Cedar bark, Plum limb, Grapevine, False sinew, Legal feathers (26”t,17”w,6”d) 1989
  • Cedar bark, Cedar root, Wisteria vine (24”t,10”w,7”d) 1994
  • Cedar bark, Madrona limb, Handmade cedar paper, Linen, Stone (41”t, 20”w, 15”d) 2008

 

To order or or 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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