Not on display

Basket

1992 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jenny Crisp is a basket maker who manipulates traditional basket-weaving techniques in innovative ways. She studied Woven Textiles at West Surrey College of Art and Design from 1982 to 1985 and trained in willow growing and basket weaving with David Drew, an outstanding British basket maker.

This oval arm basket is made from willow grown by the maker; her involvement in the process from the very first planting to the final steps of the making gives her an awareness and understanding of the essential links in making a functional object from indigenous material.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven willow
Brief description
Oval arm basket, willow, designed and made by Jenny Crisp, England, 1992.
Physical description
Oval arm basket, of woven willow
Dimensions
  • Height: 35cm
  • Width: 52cm
  • Depth: 31cm
Gallery label
1. OVAL ARM BASKET
Designed and made by Jenny Crisp (British), Hereford, Great
Britain, 1992
Willow
T.174-1993
This basket is made from willow grown by the maker. She
offers a new perspective on traditional techniques: 'the
technical complexities of the craft are perhaps not immediately
apparent, but my involvement with the complete process from
the very first planting to the final steps of making gives me an
awareness and understanding of the intrinsic links in making a
functional object from an indigenous material'.
Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 1993/316.
Summary
Jenny Crisp is a basket maker who manipulates traditional basket-weaving techniques in innovative ways. She studied Woven Textiles at West Surrey College of Art and Design from 1982 to 1985 and trained in willow growing and basket weaving with David Drew, an outstanding British basket maker.

This oval arm basket is made from willow grown by the maker; her involvement in the process from the very first planting to the final steps of the making gives her an awareness and understanding of the essential links in making a functional object from indigenous material.
Collection
Accession number
T.174-1993

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Record createdDecember 10, 2007
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