Celebration Basket

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  hockenbery

• Dec 15, 2016

Amazing work!
I especially like the rim detail and "the path to the light"
I hope to see a few of your baskets in person.

 

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  odie

• Dec 15, 2016
• 5.00 star(s)

Very nice, Bill.......I'm curious......what is the reason for the little "bridge" that crosses over the red at about 8 o'clock?

ko

 

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  Mark Hepburn

• Dec 15, 2016
• 5.00 star(s)

Astonishingly beautiful and masterful, Bill.

This is really a superb piece and, given the size even more amazing. As Al said, I'd love to see some in person.

Hopefully at SWAT this coming year maybe?

 

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  Nicholas Licata

• Dec 15, 2016
• 5.00 star(s)

How many hours do you have in this one? I've been wanting to try my hand at a basket platter but wonder if I can stay focused for that long.

 

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  Bill Boehme

• Dec 15, 2016

@odie
Here is one interpretation from the University of Utah: https://nhmu.utah.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/The Navajo Ceremonial Basket Interpretations.pdf

 

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  Bill Boehme

• Dec 15, 2016

@Nicholas Licata
It's hard to say. I started it in September 2014, but probably 300 to 400 hours. I didn't think about the time as much as getting it finished in time to donate it to my club's Christmas auction.

 

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  Justin Stephen

• Dec 15, 2016

Beautiful, meticulous work. The rim, in particular, is outstanding.

 

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  Bill Boehme

• Dec 15, 2016

@Mark Hepburn @hockenbery
Thanks Al and Mark. Maybe I could talk the new owner into loaning it for display at SWAT next year.

 

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  Bill Boehme

• Dec 15, 2016

@Justin Stephen
Thanks for the compliment, Justin.

 

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  Nicholas Licata

• Dec 15, 2016

@Bill Boehme, Not sure I'd ever get it done. Beautiful work though.