From Across the Pond: Contemporary textile artists & basketmakers from the UK Indian Basketry Books Copyright 2018

Copyright 2018

Raffia fiber is derived from the leaves (fronds) of the Raffia Palm from Madagascar

Anthropologist Enid Schildkrout draws on her research in West Africa and museum collections around the world to explore the African antecedents of Lowcountry basketry

Here she is to tell you the inspiration behind this cute basket

With its clear

From Across the Pond: Contemporary textile artists & basketmakers from the UK Indian Basketry Books Copyright 2018This catalog features tapestries, vessel forms and sculptures by ten artists who are among those transforming the place of art textiles in the UK. Essay by Barbara Taylor, curator and director of the Bury St. Edmunds Art Gallery, Suffolk. Artists: Jo Barker, Caroline Bartlett, Dail Behennah, Sara Brennan, Peter Collingwood, Chris Drury, Lizzie Farey, Linda Green, Maggie Henton, Valerie Pragnell. Catalog; all color, 52 photographs. 9. 5 x 6. 5 inches,