Paper Bag and Buttons Vessel #1, 2010

I like to weave paper baskets as a break from loom weaving. I also like to use recycled materials. This one is woven from folded paper bags and embellished with antique buttons. Is is currently on display at the University of Colorado University Memorial Center Art Gallery in Boulder. The show, Fiber Reconnections, opens today. The reception which is open to the public is on Thursday April 8th between 4:30 and 6:30. Sponsored by the Handweavers Guild of Boulder, this exhibit of HGB member work was juried by Betsy Blumenthal and Denise Perreault.