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10.25″ diameter, 2″ deep
• Dyed & glycerined longleaf pine needles (Pinus palustris)
• Linhasita Waxed thread
• Purchased center (acrylic paint pour from CherokeeGirlSupplies/Etsy (Karen Travail)
• Crow beads w/engraved signature tags
Abstract #51 Basket Notes:
I wasn’t sure how to handle a center like this (my first two choices were sold out!) which had an unfinished back and no holes. So, I mounted it on leather like a cabochon, and then was suddenly inspired by an earlier treatment I had seen similar to this by Rena Harris using an agate (her basket, A River Runs Through It). This was fun—kind of like painting with pine needles! Some see a “bird” but I was thinking of the Colorado River flowing through the Grand Canyon while making this! Rotate it clockwise 90 degrees, and there’s a happy dog with his tongue hanging out… 🙂