April Issue 2001
Live Oak Emporium in Ridgeland, SC, Features Works by Basket Weavers
The Live Oak Emporium in Ridgeland, SC, is
offering an exhibit of southern basket weavers, on view through
Apr. 28 in the center's main gallery. The broad range of locally
made basket designs displayed represent the works of nine regional
artisans.
Barbara Dengler of Mt. Pleasant, SC, offers an exquisite landscape
tapestry design of texture and color over a rattan framework.
This landscape, Boquillas crafted from raffia, twine,
waxed linen, and seagrass was inspired by the Chihuahuan desert
in the Big Bend area of Southwest Texas. This artist's work can
be found at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and at galleries on
Pawley's Island, SC.
Henry Ogburn, N. Wilkesboro, NC, is legally blind, yet makes flawless traditional design baskets from natural rattan colored with a handmade black walnut dye. These are sturdy functional pieces meant to be handed down over generations. Handles are hand rived white birch or oak. The artist has numerous workmanship awards from shows in NC, this is his first venture to SC.
Fred Wieland, Aiken, SC, is a self taught weaver who was intrigued by a pine needle basket seen in a museum a few years ago and set about to adapt the technique to his own style. Each of the original creations he now makes is a unique sculpture of various combinations of colors and textures. The method of construction is an "endless" coil of pine needles overlapping and woven together with raffia or yarn.
Joyce Brown, Vienna, GA, also offers original creations made exclusively of raw natural materials she collects. This artist most commonly uses willow and wisteria vine. Brown will also be showing rustic furniture of a traditional 150 year old design, which she constructs from green willow.
Terry Hitchcox, Beaufort, SC, creates solid wooden slat baskets woven in traditional styles. He enjoys using a wide variety of woods and finishes.
Thelma Uddin, Thelma Johnson, Edith Coakley
and Linda Huger, all of Mt. Pleasant, SC, are descendants of slave
families who have passed down the tradition of coiled sea grass
basketry. Bulrush, sweetgrass, strips of Sabal palmetto, and needles
of longleaf pine are commonly used in the sewing of the contemporary
show baskets made in the SC Lowcountry. Pieces on exhibit are
adaptations of several different types of work baskets.
For further information check our SC Institutional Gallery listings
or call the center at 843/717-2206.
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