Tamara Wight Baskets
Traditional and Sculptural Basketry
Sculptural Baskets
The weaving seems to flow from the wooden base. I am often delighted at the way the basket unfolds and grows like an extension of the wood.
"Mother / Grandmother"
"The Gardener's Wife"
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The first in a series of women.
"Grace"
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Grace is the second in a series of women.
"Dancer in Green"
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She is the third in a series of women. She embodies the energy of change. Weaving her constantly changing shape was tricky. I chose to weave with 2 weavers in twining weave, as it can be a pliable weave. She is crowned with a twisted rhododendron handle.
The base:
The inside of the base:
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"Sister Earth"
Sister is the fourth in a series of women.
"Celeste"
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Celeste is the fifth in a series of women.
"African Weaver Woman"
She is the sixth in a series of women.
"High Tide"
12" wide x 7" high
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High Tide is one of my favorite baskets.
"Possibility"
"Fire"
"Roots"
$500
"Three"
$300
"Blue Web"
"From the Marsh"
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"Green Apple"
"Heard It Through The Grapevine"
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"Knot A Basket"
"Low Tide"
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"Balance"
"Beyond II"
"Sound of Blue"
"Wind Weaving"
"Vines"