H: 14" | W: 22" | D: 22"
Dyed and painted southern longleaf pine needles coiled with a strand of hand-plied cordage (waxed linen thread and copper wire).
AWARD
Exhibition Committee Award
Your Name:
Clay Burnette
City:
Columbia
State:
SC
Artist Statement:
The coiling technique allows me to create shapes and sizes that slowly evolve as I work. Since I do no preliminary sketches before beginning, I consider each piece an unsolved mystery. My materials are simple - dyed and painted southern longleaf pine needles stitched with cordage that I hand-plied using waxed linen thread and copper wire. This tripod-based basket evolved over several months into a form that appears to be melting under its own weight. Ideas are endless - time is precious.