2025 Heard Museum Indian Market
Photo by Mel Ponder, 2021 NAN Enduring Spirit Award Recipient.
Enjoy my latest assortment of uniquely woven artwork.
I am excited to be able to share my basketry with you!
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Woven Baskets
Salmon’s Journey
8 1/2” H x 14” W. 2025.
This intricately woven basket tells the story of the sockeye salmon’s life cycle, a journey of resilience and renewal. Beginning at the base, delicate fish eggs symbolize the origins of life, gradually transitioning upward as the young salmon embark on their migration. The design flows with the rhythm of their voyage, culminating at the top with the skeletal remains, representing the completion of their journey and their vital contribution to the next generation.
This piece also reflects the ongoing efforts to restore salmon populations, as dam removals across the Pacific Northwest help revive their natural habitats. Salmon’s Journey is both a tribute to these remarkable fish and a reminder of our responsibility to protect the ecosystems that sustain them.
Traditional coiled figure eight stitch technique. Single hemp core, coiled waxed linen thread overlay in various colors. Crystal, bone bead and glass bead embellishments.
Honoring Our Matriarchs
1 3/4” H x 1 1/5” W. 2025.
Honoring Our Matriarchs is a tribute to our female elders, grandmothers and aunties.
Miniature coiled basket traditional single stitch technique. 1mm round reed core, coiled with raffia palm fiber in natural and dyed colors.
Lightning Oval
1 1/4” H x 2 1/4” W. 2025.
The oval shaped basket is one of the more difficult baskets to coil to because the shaping must be consistent throughout. The lightning design featured is a symbol used in many baskets it signifies an approaching storm.
Miniature coiled basket traditional single stitch technique. 1mm round reed core, coiled with raffia palm fiber in natural and dyed colors.
Deer Herd
2 1/2” H x 3 1/2” W. 2025.
The basket features a herd of deer.
Coiled waxed linen thread overlay, figure eight stitch technique. Single hemp core coiled waxed linen thread in natural, and rust colors.
Night on the Town
3” H x 3 1/2” W. 2025.
The men and women are dressed in their favorite out on the town clothes.
Coiled waxed linen thread overlay, figure eight stitch technique. Single hemp core, coiled waxed linen thread in natural, black, red colors.
Oval Star Design
1 1/4” H x 3 1/2” W. 2025.
The design on this oval basket represents the stars.
Coiled waxed linen thread overlay, figure eight stitch technique. Single hemp core coiled waxed linen thread in colors of cedar and black.
Skok Dog
2” H x 3 1/2” W. 2025.
The “Skok” dog is based on a dog that is now extinct. It is also called the Coast Salish dog weavers used its white “wooly” hair as weaving material.
Coiled waxed linen thread overlay, figure eight stitch technique. Single hemp core coiled waxed linen thread in colors of cedar and gray.