At the beginning of the year I was shopping in an antique store and found two pine needle baskets. They were beautiful so I took pictures for inspiration and was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to make my own as my first project for this class. Pine Needle Basket …
Description Populus balsamifera Linnaeus is a deciduous tree in the Salicaceae (willow) family. Populus comes from Latin “of the people” which shows how relevant and widely used the genus is. Balsamifera comes from Latin via the Hebrew word for perfume. The genus of Populus L. contains a number of related …
Pinaceae Family Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière Sitka spruce Tlingit: Shéiyi (KayaanÍ Commission, 28) Picea glauca (Moench) Voss white spruce Picea mariana Mill. black spruce Additional Names Yup’ik name for spruce tree *unclear if it is for all spruce trees or only white spruce trees kevraartut (mid Kuskokwim) (Jernigan, K. A., …
“The first lesson you learn is don’t be angry at anybody because your weaving will show it, and don’t think angry thoughts, and make sure your house is clean…” –Haida Weaver Delores Churchill The first basket I ever wove was a gods eye pattern of red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea …
