Arkansas Craft Guild » Baskets http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress To encourage and promote excellence in traditional and contemporary crafts and fine art in Arkansas Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:46:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Lara Sanders http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/lara-sanders http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/lara-sanders#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 03:34:58 +0000 admin http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/?p=284 Building on her Native American heritage, Lara Sanders practices the craft of pine needle basketry and combines those skills with others from her ancestral Cherokee traditions.

She works with Ponderosa and Long Leaf pine needles to weave and sew baskets of different sizes, with and without lids, and add decoration and functionality to gourds. Her commitment to natural materials also includes the use of river cane and reeds and beeswax covered sinew. Lara uses traditional methods to make natural dyes from black walnuts and pine pitch for waterproofing baskets. Importantly, she passes along her knowledge and skills through demonstrations and outreach programs.

]]> http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/lara-sanders/feed 0 Mary Laurie http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/mary-laurie-2 http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/mary-laurie-2#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 01:49:53 +0000 admin http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/?p=759 Traveling with clippers at the ready, Mary Laurie gathers and collects the natural materials she uses for basketry and non-functional gourd vessels. While most of the materials are native grasses, vines, and woods from Arkansas, she explores the use of unusual weaving resources collected wherever she travels as well as found objects and metals. She prefers contemporary to traditional influences.

“Unlike many artists who can labor over a piece to achieve absolute perfection, I have to move quickly. That often leads to unexpected surprises and pieces that morph from the initial design idea to a completely different final product.”

www.marylaurie.com

]]> http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/mary-laurie-2/feed 0 Ramona Buss http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/ramona-buss http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/ramona-buss#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 21:40:29 +0000 admin http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/?p=735 After several years of studying and experimenting with fiber manipulation Ramona Buss began weaving what she calls ‘sculptural basketry’ using wild fibers, vines, and branches which she gathers from the woods and roadsides. Her weaving process is free form, often dictated by the materials she uses. Bark, along with reeds and seagrass hand-dyed with vegetable and procion dyes, add accents of texture and color.

Her pieces and their shapes are continuously evolving, sometimes mimicking traditional basket designs while other times experimenting with concepts. “I weave outside the basket, allowing unique shapes and designs to emerge.”

www.thorncreekstudio.com

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