Finding Form with Fibre : be inspired, gather materials, and create your own sculptural basketry

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Above: For these “practice projects,” “I used bark and fine twigs that I found on the ground in a park. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. The book also encourages sustainable art practices by working with recycled materials and plant fibres. At the moment I’m experimenting with different types of rush, the ones that like to grow in boggy areas.

Many long leafy plants such as daylilies, Watsonia, NZ Flax, Red Hot Poker and even daffodils are ideal. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Remodelista, Gardenista, 10 Easy Pieces, Steal This Look, 5 Quick Fixes, Design Sleuth, High/Low Design, Sourcebook for the Considered Home, and Sourcebook for Considered Living are ® registered trademarks of Remodelista, LLC. This one immediately ranks as one of the best, both as a superb introduction to the world of natural weaving and as an inspiration (and education) on how to get started with your own personal exploration.Above: Sustainability is a core feature of her works; Ruth often uses foraged, recycled, or upcycled materials. Once the leaves have dried, you can rehydrate them just enough so they are pliable, but you don’t want to over soak them as they will swell up again then shrink. Lisa Cahill, CEO and Artistic Director of The Australian Design Centre agreed to foreword the book saying… “This book is a fantastic guide to practice: a starting point for new makers; a reference for established makers; and a pleasure to read for anyone interested in woven forms. Also if I see a tree that has been felled or pruned, I like to collect some of the branches and create shapes with them even though sometimes I have no idea what tree it is.

If you would like to access unlimited posts from the archive (ad free, too), become a subscriber today, and keep reading as many articles as you want. I have many plants that I like to work with, so it all depends on what’s available, usually in my garden or my neighbors’.Daylilies are great because you can pick their long leaves when they are dying back from the new leaves; this means that they are already dry and ready to use.