Jo has always had a strong drive to create, shaped largely by time spent with her grandmothers, observing and learning from them as they spun, wove, knitted, and sewed.
Jo has always had a strong drive to create, nurtured by time spent with her grandmothers; strong, resourceful women ahead of their time, watching and learning as they spun, wove, knitted, and sewed. These moments were also filled with family stories and laughter, embedding a love of craft and storytelling. She majored in Art at Teachers College, focusing on photography, painting, and printmaking. While these remain her first loves, her introduction to ‘nesty baskets’ came while exhibiting with Rachel Johnson at Wanganui Open Studios.
In her basket-making, forms sometimes emerge from a clear vision, other times from the base or unexpected accidents, making the process almost meditative. Patience is key, particularly when adding feathers, her favorite part. She delights in the color and brilliance of feathers, and how light transforms them, often finding the most unusual combinations of color and pattern the most successful.
Jo has always had a strong drive to create, shaped largely by time spent with her grandmothers, observing and learning from them as they spun, wove, knitted, and sewed.
Jo has always had a strong drive to create, nurtured by time spent with her grandmothers; strong, resourceful women ahead of their time, watching and learning as they spun, wove, knitted, and sewed. These moments were also filled with family stories and laughter, embedding a love of craft and storytelling. She majored in Art at Teachers College, focusing on photography, painting, and printmaking. While these remain her first loves, her introduction to ‘nesty baskets’ came while exhibiting with Rachel Johnson at Wanganui Open Studios.
In her basket-making, forms sometimes emerge from a clear vision, other times from the base or unexpected accidents, making the process almost meditative. Patience is key, particularly when adding feathers, her favorite part. She delights in the color and brilliance of feathers, and how light transforms them, often finding the most unusual combinations of color and pattern the most successful.
Jo has always had a strong drive to create, shaped largely by time spent with her grandmothers, observing and learning from them as they spun, wove, knitted, and sewed.
Jo has always had a strong drive to create, nurtured by time spent with her grandmothers; strong, resourceful women ahead of their time, watching and learning as they spun, wove, knitted, and sewed. These moments were also filled with family stories and laughter, embedding a love of craft and storytelling. She majored in Art at Teachers College, focusing on photography, painting, and printmaking. While these remain her first loves, her introduction to ‘nesty baskets’ came while exhibiting with Rachel Johnson at Wanganui Open Studios.
In her basket-making, forms sometimes emerge from a clear vision, other times from the base or unexpected accidents, making the process almost meditative. Patience is key, particularly when adding feathers, her favorite part. She delights in the color and brilliance of feathers, and how light transforms them, often finding the most unusual combinations of color and pattern the most successful.
Low Kina - pheasant
$305.00
Kete - pheasant
$240.00