The clay is a high fired stoneware with dipped, brushed, and poured glazes. The challenge here is to have a clear vision of the completed basket before starting the piece. Using traditional wheel-throwing and hand building techniques, I finish the clay parts first. Once I have completed that I begin to shape and bend the green oak ribs for the larger baskets. On other pieces, I position and glue reed or dowel spokes in place. This stabilizes the form for weaving.

The final process is the weaving of the entire spoked area. I select the natural and dyed reed and weave plaited and twilled patterns. I will often choose palm, vine rattan, red osier, willow, or birch bark as accents to add a more natural feel and texture to my baskets.