Jan's Baskets

Sweet Grass Basket created January 2006

made from sweet grass that was grown in South Carolina
size= 4" x 3"

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Catcher in the Rye Basket created March 2003

made of white paper rush, black linen cord, red raffia, metal fish beads and rolled book page beads
size 8" x 7"
this basket was inspired by the book, Catcher in the Rye.

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The Blue Sun Dial Basket created October, 2004

made of pineneedles, raffia, beads & blue glass center
size = 8" x 7"

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Shell Basket created September 1985

made of raffia wrapped around cotton clothesline
size 5" x 2.5"

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Palm Fluorescence (flowering frond) Gourd Bowl with shell and beads
created January 2009
size = 10" x 6"

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Two Gourds - One I cut, cleaned, carved and painted, One cut, cleaned and a finish applied to the outside.
Created in 2007 - gourd on left is 19" x 13", gourd on right is 25" accross

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Kokopelli Gourd, created in 2008
size = 6" x 4.5"

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Woodburned and Dyed Gourd created in 2008
size = 11" x 7"
The interesting thing about this gourd is that while cutting the line for the lid with my woodburning tool, I accidentally set the inside of the gourd on fire. Imagine my surprise when smoke started comming out through the slit.

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My Gourd Garden - 2008

Here is a gourd growing in my garden.

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