Campaspe Artists Studio Trail

Basket making ticks all the boxes of my creative spirit. The joy I get from reducing a pile of found sticks and plant fibre into a basket is so satisfying.

The gathering process is the start of the finished vessel. I am drawn to the feel, texture, colour and smell of the fibres I collect for my stash.

I find the possibilities come to light once I begin to prepare the fibre and start to move it through my hands.

The rhythm of basketry is very therapeutic for me whether it is weaving, twining, coiling or stitching. My work can be functional or decorative so song as it [leases my senses.

Basketmaking is often a treasured group experience.