Many Horses

Design: Many Horses
Dates: 2/21/12-2/25/12, 3 weaving hours
Size: 1.5" H x 1.25" W
Materials: hemp, waxed linen

Many Horses - Tacoma Polo Club

Design: Many Horses
Dates: 11/1/10-11/18/10, 18 weaving hours
Size: 4.5" x 7"
Materials: hemp, wool yarn
Status: Gifted toTacoma Polo Club on 12/18/10. Another 'Many Horses' basket. I had this one in mind for the Tacoma Polo Club as a gift for letting me gather 'Steilacoom Flower' and other prairie plants on their property last year for the Steilacoom Tribe Ethnobotanical Garden.

Wahine Holo Lio

Design: "Wahine Holo Lio", Maile lei, horse, flower
Dates: 11/20/10-11/30/10, 12 weaving hours
Size: 4.5" x 6"
Materials: hemp, yarn (ripe pineapple and mango...hand-dyed on Maui by Sara of Maui Yarns)
Notes: Gifted to Azure Skye on 11/30/10 as a retirement gift. The design is inspired by the Pa'u Riders of Hawai'i (read more on the Pa'u Riders here: http://goo.gl/72Wsd).

Many Horses (for Me)

This my second basket with the small horse design (the first one got away without a photo). I did this basket as a gift to myself on my 40th birthday. Yes indeed, there are 40 small horses on that basket! Some of you may know that my Indian name is "the one who rides many horses" or "rides many horses" for short so this basket seemed appropriate in many ways. It turned out a little taller than I expected but it's pretty cool overall. I'll leave it as is for now and finish it up for my 41st bday.

This is the first basket I'm posting on Basket Diaries that was an outcome of me taking a weaving class with Joe Feddersen (Colville) and Vicki Harlan(Colville) at the Tacoma Art Museum last year. It was such a fun class and an honor to learn the technique (twining) and history behind Colville style Sally Bags. It was this class that started me on my weaving journey so I am forever greatful. Hands raised HIGH to Joe and Vicki.