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From Contemporary Craft

  1. Decisions by Lydia Thompson, Image 2.

    Lydia Thompson

    Decisions, 2004

    Ceramic

    28.5 x 15 x 4 in

  2. Northwind Hat by Tungey Wood Designs, Image 2.

    Tungey Wood Designs

    Northwind Hat, 1981

    Machine knit, hand dyed wool

    7 x 9 in

  3. Northwind Scarf by Tungey Wood Designs, Image 3.

    Tungey Wood Designs

    Northwind Scarf, 1981

    Machine knit, hand dyed wool

    60 x 5.5 in

  4. Owl Puzzle by David Tibbets, Image 1.

    David Tibbets

    Owl Puzzle, 1978

    Painted wood

    21 x 18 in

  5. Pendant with Shell by Karen Topol, Image 3.

    Karen Topol

    Pendant with Shell, 1978

    Sterling silver, shell

  6. Pendant/Pill Box by Karen Topol, Image 3.

    Karen Topol

    Pendant/Pill Box, 1978

    Sterling silver, shell

  7. Striped Vase by Robert Townsend, Image 2.

    Robert Townsend

    Striped Vase, c. 1978

    Blown glass

  8. Box with Lid Wheat Design by Bob Tool, Image 2.

    Bob Tool

    Box with Lid Wheat Design

    Wood, tooled leather

    5 x 7 x 2 in

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About the artist

Gary Trentham

1939–2019

Gary Trentham is best known for his woven textiles and fiber sculptures, specifically hanging baskets in quiver shapes. He loved textiles from an early age, when his mother would dress him in unusual fabrics. He studied music in college, but soon switched to art history with studio classes in ceramics and weaving. He made his first basket while studying for his master of fine arts degree, and although he had no experience in basketmaking, he experimented with strips of corduroy and string to make a coiled, hollow form. Trentham made baskets ever since, primarily from waxed linen, twisting and knotting the fabric to form ​“any shape I want.”

Credit: browngrotta arts