Working on a New Wall Piece

January 6, 2013 By Melinda

I’m happy to finally make time for a promised wall piece for a friend. It feels wonderful to have completed so much in 2012, and now to have a fresh start. I can’t wait to wake up tomorrow so I can work on this wall piece. So far, I’m using plum branches, New Zealand flax, Western red cedar bark, and Siberian iris stalks.

I’ll let you know how it turns out!

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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