Coiled basket work in progress, Stella MacDougall, recycled fabric and jute rope, 2021.

Coiled basket work in progress, Stella MacDougall, recycled fabric and jute rope, 2021.

I began creating a sculpture using the technique of creating a coiled basket using jute rope and scraps from discarded fabric sample squares. I chose to begin with a coiled basket technique being one of the earliest techniques of basketry and creating only circular vessels.

I intend to continue building upwards and creating an almost vase-like unconventional basket shape.