Basketry
The Growing Season
The Nesting Season
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The Drying Out Season
The Seasons
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The Burning Up Season
The Calming Down Season
In ‘The Seasons’ baskets series I’ve been contemplating how we experience the seasons and asking:
Can we still rely on the accepted dates for the changing of the seasons in a world experiencing climate change? Does our experience of the seasons in Australia fit with the standard norms of four seasons which change on specific dates in a world experiencing climate change? These baskets represent the indicators that can be observed to denote when a season has changed. |
Learning the craft of basket weaving opened up the world of plant fibres as a valuable resource at a time when I was searching for more sustainable ways of creating art.
My introduction to the craft was through basketmaker Joy Beeby, who encouraged me to join the Basketmakers of Victoria. Since then I have attended numerous workshops, locally and internationally, and to several of the National Basketweavers Gatherings; five days of basketweaving with women who generously share their knowledge of techniques and materials. The friendships made are invaluable and the connections they bring are deeply rooted in the passing on of ancient skills and plant knowledge. The techniques are varied and as I gain some accomplishment in them, it's hard to resist some experimentation with materials and forms.
The collections below are grouped by the technique they represent.
My introduction to the craft was through basketmaker Joy Beeby, who encouraged me to join the Basketmakers of Victoria. Since then I have attended numerous workshops, locally and internationally, and to several of the National Basketweavers Gatherings; five days of basketweaving with women who generously share their knowledge of techniques and materials. The friendships made are invaluable and the connections they bring are deeply rooted in the passing on of ancient skills and plant knowledge. The techniques are varied and as I gain some accomplishment in them, it's hard to resist some experimentation with materials and forms.
The collections below are grouped by the technique they represent.
