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Personally, basketry has allowed me to develop from flat handwoven interior fabrics to 
three-dimensional shapes.  Previously, my focus was with baskets woven with hand dyed 
reed and local natural materials such as black ash, cedar bark, birch bark, cattails and
 sweet grass. More recently, the exploration of the technique of  double wall baskets and 
the introduction of bamboo, archival paper and metal  into the baskets has been a 
focus for the past few years. Currently, I am experimenting with the somewhat new technique 
of silk fusion in an otherwise ancient craft of basketry.  There is a strong influence of 
Japanese and North American basketry techniques and shapes in my work.  I consider my 
work to be a combination of a traditional craft and a contemporary art form.  I view the 
finished piece, not as an end in itself, but as a beginning for another basket.  
Thus, the creative process continues.

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