EmilyDvorin

No matter how far away from the traditional form of basketry I get, no matter how non-traditional and wild I am in my work, no matter how much I use non-traditional materials, I am influenced by the art of basket making. My approach, my technical process, my ethic is that of a basket maker. I make vessels, containers, sculptures; all are baskets.

I have such respect for basketry. It is one of the oldest forms of art. It is cross-cultural. All cultures, for many eras, know and use basketry. It is cross-gendered. Males and females appreciate and learn to make basketry. It is cross-aged. Young and old are familiar with it.

Basketry is universal. I feel like I am connected to many "grandmothers" throughout history who have passed along the technical skills of basketry. I identify with them. I am committed to share in the continuity, the passing along of the love, the visual language and the art of basketry. It is rather special to me. I wonder if other basket makers feel this way.

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