Cordmaking: Artist-made cords using a Bradshaw cordmaker attached to an electric drill. Material used: paper ribbon.
Technique used in making the basket: Ply-split braiding
Linda Hendrickson
Every 1 2024 / May 15, 2024
Fire and Ice Basket #6
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H: 8" | W: 5" | D: 2"
Photo by Artist
Linda Hendrickson
Portland, OR
I have been exploring the possibilities of ply-splitting as a basketry technique since 1998. Ply-split braiding is a unique textile technique in which cords are pulled through other cords to create flat or three-dimensional objects. I make most of my own cords from cotton or paper ribbon. A few years ago, I learned about climate scientist Ed Hawkins’ powerful Climate Stripes, which provide "a simple visual representation of the long-term rise in global temperatures due to human-caused climate change", with stripe colors changing from shades of blue to shades of orange and red. I started experimenting with variations of these colors in my cordmaking and ply-splitting, and found that the meditative process of making beautiful ply-split baskets in these colors, and with this theme, helps me manage my alarm and anguish about global climate destabilization.