I was invited to teach a Ribbed Basket Workshop this September at the Bainbridge Artisans Resource Network, or BARN. This is giving me the opportunity to slow down a minute and extrapolate some of the things I know about working with plants. Sometimes I take for granted what I’ve learned, because it’s what I do everyday, and it isn’t any more … [Read more...]
Bare Bones Abstracts
Those of you who are weavers, that work with plant materials you grow and gather yourself, likely understand that building a fine basket takes a lot of time. Sometimes it’s freeing to allow oneself to do a type of work that isn’t about the perfection of the weaving, but instead is more about allowing beautiful materials to breath, to gesture, like … [Read more...]
Images of Recent Work
I haven't been attending to my blog, resumé updates, or reporting about teaching gigs lately, but I hope to catch up this during winter season. Warm wishes to all and Happy Weaving! Inner cedar bark coild on Hazelnut limb, stone, handmade cedar bark paper, cedar button. Cedar bark coil on a Beaver chewed stick with handmade … [Read more...]
