To weave baskets is to continue a practice that began hundreds of years ago. This ancient art is kept alive and passed on by many warm, funny, interesting people. Over the last twenty-three years, it has been my good fortune to study with several of them. Basketweaving continues to be interesting, challenging and new for me because of the incredible variety of construction techniques and materials involved.

Growing up in West Virginia in a family with Scottish roots, I began weaving traditional Appalachian ribbed baskets. I like to encorporate antlers and other natural materials into my baskets. In the last few years I have become interested in making pineneedle baskets and weaving on gourds.

Creating these pieces was a joy for me. I hope they will be appreciated by others who are drawn, as I am, to the wonders of nature and the historical significance of basketry as an art form.

Click here to see how an antler basket progresses from start to finish.