CLAMSHELL BASKET
This is my humble homage to Coast Salish clam baskets typically made with cedar. Their “open-work” weave allowed for the gatherer to rinse the clams of sandy water.
To learn more, visit the Burke Museum’s Coast Salish Tools and Technologies page.
Spent eelgrass, reeds, clam shells
My practice generally involves borrowing gifts left by tidal currents—in this case, eelgrass, reeds, and clamshells—and assemble them into something new. I deliberately stage my creations within the intertidal zone to contend with the tides and, by doing so, return them to the sea.
