Book

Lønning, Kari.

The art of basketry / Kari Lønning.

New York : Sterling Pub. Co., ©2000.

132 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Step-by-step instructions on making wicker baskets, illustrated with color photographs, and featuring the work of 23 recognized basket artists such as Leon Niehues, Dona Look and the McColleys, each giving an artist's statement, motivation, and some "hints" at how his or her baskets are created.

Basket making.

"A Sterling/Chapelle book."

Includes bibliographical references (page 129) and index.

Before you begin: a technical introduction -- Rattan -- Tools -- Dyes -- Spokes-how many & how long -- Weaves -- Tighten & compact for strength -- Compact to control shape -- Crimp & shape -- Begin & end weavers -- Point of reference -- Rims -- Finish -- A few last thoughts -- Spoke basket -- Spiral pattern -- Vertical pattern with a twining band -- Mottled pattern -- Spoke basket -- Vertical pattern with 4- & 6 rod Wale -- Reverse pattern with 5-rod wale & inner edge rim -- Becoming -- Becoming band with double tapestry stripes -- Becoming with broken tapestry -- Greenhouse series 9, stacked tapestry -- Quilt & quilt, too with shifting patterns -- Storm clouds with floating patterns -- The grid -- Square grid -- Round grid tray with "hairy" sides -- The "hairy" technique -- Round & "hairy" with woven rim -- Double-wall construction -- Building momentum -- Playing field -- Blue/purple oval -- Invited artists -- Dorothy Gill Barnes -- Dail Behennah -- Jan Buckman -- Ken Carlson -- John Garrett -- Maggie Henton -- Ferne Jacobs -- Christine E. Joy -- Markku Kosonen -- Gyöngy Laky -- Kari Lønning -- Dona Look -- Connie & Tom McColley -- John McQueen -- Judy Mulford -- Leon Niehues -- Francina & Neil Prince -- JoAnne Russo -- Debra M. Sachs -- Jane Sauer -- Hisako Sekijima -- Kay Sekimachi -- Karyl Sisson -- Jiro Yonezawa.

Publisher description

99087095

0806920416

9780806920412

43083272

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