FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION
Please find answers to some typical questions regarding basket weaving, making, and other endeavors.
Why making?
Making is an exploration. It is a way of testing my creativity and vision.
I make tangible objects that can be shared, and held, and may bring joy to the viewer. I am trying to get back to the feeling of creating for the sake of creating.
why weaving?
Basketry affords me singular and relative control of the creative process, from concept through final weaving. My investigation lies within this process of creation; a process that moves from the imagination to the physical, between the structural and free-formed, existing for both function and as art. With my hands I bend the uprights and weavers, attempting to realize what lies in my imagination. The process is simultaneously straightforward and yet limitless.
See the 'about' page to learn more.
where do you sell your work?
Currently, my work is not for sale. My weaving is an exploration and I haven't reached the point where I want to commodify it. Some lucky friends and family do get baskets as presents...
Do you teach basketry?
I am a teacher. In fact, in my day job, I am a professor of architecture at the University of Maine at Augusta. I have held some basketry presentations and workshops but I am not currently teaching basketry classes.
how do I get in contact?
Click on the 'contact' link below to send me an email with your questions, inquiries, or desire to collaborate. I'm always excited to discuss my work and to learn from others.
