New to coiling
A little over a year ago, my friend, Robbie Porter taught one of my art groups, Creative Saturday, how to coil. I have found I enjoy coiling very much. It is an old way of making baskets and can also be a very artful form of basketry. These are the first 3 pieces I have made. With every piece I make, I explore what happens when I do something different to them. With my first piece, I had no finished product in mind, but as I worked on it, the yarn started suggesting sand and surf as I worked on it. Before I finished it, I had a trip to Florida and another artist friend, Charlie Patricolo of Charlieclothdolls on Facebook, was teaching classes in Florida and I was visiting friends in Florida. Charlie picked my friend Cheryl and I up and off we went to Naples, Florida to visit one of the galleries that carry Charlie's dolls. We had a lovely day with lunch in Naples and a stroll on the beach just off of downtown Naples. The ...