Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Ribbed Baskets and Sculptures


Here are a couple of  ribbed baskets and other ribbed projects I’ve done. The basic technique is all the same—twining reed, grass or palm inflorescence/palm seed stems  over a ribbed structure.  How to make it different?  Change the ribbed structure or try different materials. I took a great class from Mary Hettmansperger in sculptural twining.   Each student's work was very different  .  My first project (below)  hangs in our living room. Take a look at Mary Hett's  on-line gallery  www.maryhetts.com  
The other project (below) has been on various shelves or the coffee table--it is  large enough (10 inches by 25 inches) that we have had a hard time finding it a permanent "home" in our home..


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