Melinda West | West Gardens Basketry

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

The Harvest Baskets Are Available

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Every year, as the final leaves are loosened from their limbs, my husband Paul the mighty pruner, goes out in all sorts of inclimate weather through our short winter months, and clips the branches I love to use for making ribbed baskets. It is a great relationship really.  He loves to be outside pruning in the dark winter months, and I love to be … [Read more...]

West Gardens Harvest Baskets – at Persephone Farm, Indianola, WA – June 1, 2011

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What could be better than eating delicious locally-grown food from Persephone Farm, or a CSA in your area?  Well, how about picking up your CSA share each week in a beautiful West Gardens Harvest Basket, crafted by local artists Melinda West and Laura Llewellyn! West Gardens Basketry, located in Indianola Washington, has been in the business of … [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