Pebbles of Wisdom

This piece is usual because of its construction.  It was created from Florida Long Leaf pine needles, but the top half has two coils of pine needles and one layer of rattan staves, while the bottom half is one coil of pine needles.  The triple layer contains tapestry of palm inflorescence, yarn, and rovings of cashmere/angora from Bart and Hershey, two loving billy goats in Arkansas.  The agate slice, which I think looks like an owl, was cut with a very jagged edge and was a challenge to attach the pine needles.  The "pebbles" are square pendants of black jasper.  I'm often asked how long it takes to make a basket.  The answer to that question for this basket was "too long".  I had to keep it in the inverted lid of a drum barrel for many months while I worked on it.  That's hard when you don't have studio space.  This piece was accepted at The Handweavers Guild of America national Convergence juried show in Tampa, Florida, 2009.

Measures:  23 x 23 x 3

Price $ 600