I experimented with mixed media in this 12" melon basekt. I used twisted grapevine for the handle and rim frame. Flat dyed reed was woven as a God's Eye to join the two circle of grapevine. I continued to weave with a combination of cane, reed, and some hairy yarn as I inserted ribs of flat oval reed and willow. The color scheme is nature's brown, greens, ochre and tans.
The basket reminds me of a birds next. Often birds will add pieces of thread and yarn to their nests as they build them.
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| Closeup of the mixed media weaving |
