This basket was a lot of fun to make but posed some construction challenges. The odd shape of the base made it difficult to judge the placements of the pendants and teneriffe pieces. In coiling it it necessary to maintain shape and symmetry from left to right and up to down. The size of the teneriffe rounds were not the same size as the Petersite pendants, but luckily the bead fit inside the teneriffe ring. I wanted to do something with the natural hole in the base so I planned another teneriffe there. All these adjustments that I had never done before made the basket's outcome uncertain.
This piece communicated to me throughout its growth. Turning the petrified wood slab as I sewed, various visions of animals seem to be frozen in the base. In one direction, a quiet bunny, in another a turtle, in another a playful monster. Made over the busiest time of the year, Christmas, this basket was worked on in short periods, which means it probably took longer! But success. Below is the second place ribbon from "Mirroring the World Around Us" show at the Cape Coral Arts Studio in February, 2014.
Approximate Size: 15 X 10 X 4 inches
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