Miniature Handwoven Baskets Made From Foraged Fibers By British Artist

Suzie Grieve, an artist from Britain has taken basket weaving to a new level – a smaller scale – to create minuscule handwoven containers that can cause considerable effects. In fact, when it comes to looking for craft materials, foraging outside is a great method of creating unique artworks while also getting more inventive with the available natural materials.

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Sometimes, the materials may just simply be fallen leaves, branches, flowers and seedpods, which can considerably be utilized for arts and crafts, not to say they are kind of economical, cost-effective or even, free, requiring only your time and efforts. Multiple glorious art pieces have been created from surrounding materials, with some notable names like Raku Inoue, Hannah Bullen-Ryner, and Bridget Beth Collins.

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Certainly, although naturally foraged materials make versatile mediums in creating charming portraits and sculptures, artist Suzie Grieve has discovered a new technique in utilizing invasive plants and weeds. She gives a fresh take on conventional basket weaving besides safeguarding native and plants by collecting invasive plant species commonly classified as nuisances.

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The artist extracts wild fibers from foraged plants and weeds, then processes them into cords and intertwines them into durable tiny vessels. Miniature baskets, pouches, and bowls, each of her adorable creations demonstrates her ability to adapt an age-old craft into an unusually tiny form.

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The creative artist goes viral on the social media under the name Foraged Fibres, harvesting wild foraged materials from the woodlands and fields surrounding her home in the Lake District. Dandelion, blackberry and ivy are some of her preferred working materials.

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Her basket weaving technique consists of meticulous process of splitting the stalk, detaching the spongy pith, drying the fibers, and rehydrating the strands to make durable cords, which are then twisted and woven into rows of various patterns: coiled, checkered, or striped.

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Minuscule containers varying from palm-sized bowls to baskets that are as small as Grieve’s fingertip. Her intricate craftmanship is certainly a testimony of the endless possibilities of natural materials. Furthermore, her miniature art pieces are put on sale on her website. Therefore, you can check it out if given chances, or just follow her Instagram account for up-to-date artworks.

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