Melinda West | West Gardens Basketry

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

Sterling Studio Art Sale 2015

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Twice a year Sydni Sterling opens up her lovely self-built painting studio for an art sale. Each summer, 11 to 4, on the Friday and Saturday of Indianola Days, which is a community festival scheduled on one of the lowest tides in late July or early August, Sydni fills her courtyard garden and studio with her beautiful acrylic paintings. It … [Read more...]

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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Melinda West and basket, Indianola WA