Melinda West | West Gardens Basketry

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NW Fine Craft, Opening 6-8pm

October 27, 2015 By Melinda

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Filed Under: Artwork, News Tagged With: Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, exhibit, NW Fine Craft Exhibit

Map to Bainbridge Working Studios

December 3, 2013 By Melinda

2013 Bainbridge Working Studios

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Sydni Sterling’s Gallery

November 14, 2012 By Melinda

10-Art in Woods2012

It was a lovely morning in November for the annual Art in the Woods Studio Tour sponsored by the Cultural Arts Foundation Northwest.     On the second weekend of each November for the past seven years, the annual Art in the Woods Studio Tour brings friends, neighbors and guests from far and wide into the charming studios of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artwork, News Tagged With: Art in the Woods Studio Tour 2012, Cedar weaving, Cultural Arts Foundation NW, earrings, exhibit, Fall, Indianola, jewelery, necklaces, painting, pouches, Sydni Sterling Studio

Pearls of Experience

July 22, 2012 By Melinda

Last Two Coils, detail, M. West 11-5-2011

I will have four of my shaped bark pieces in the Pearls of Experience exhibit at the  Schack Art Center, in Everett, Washington.  This exhibit will feature traditional and contemporary basketry and sculptural fiber-art crafted by members of the Northwest Basket Weavers Guild.  The opening is August 9th, 2012, from 5 to 8 pm.  The exhibit will be up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artwork, News Tagged With: cedar bark, Everett, exhibit, formed bark, madrona bark, new work, Northwest Basket Weavers Guild, shaped bark, stones, summer, Washington, wild cherry bark

Art on the Trail – Messages From the Land Exhibit – Oct 1 to Nov 1, 2010

September 6, 2010 By Melinda

Precarious by Melinda West

Once autumn slips its toe in the door the days quickly shorten. On the beautiful, crisp and clear fall days, there is still gathering to do. I’ve yet to collect cattail leaves and the stems of nettle and fireweed. The sweetgrass I grow at home, was gathered weeks ago, and is now dry. Rainy days like today, give me pause to review the summer and to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artwork, Community Tagged With: Art Along the Trail, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, exhibit, fireweed, Messages From the Land, nettle, NW sweetgrass

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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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