Sunday, March 29, 2026

Driftwood basket

Hallo,

   I have been working on this basket for about a week and a half and finally got it finished. First time incorporating a piece of driftwood into the basket so there was some finageling to get it where I wanted it. 

  I made the base of the basket this time too using a flat rock slice and resin which worked pretty well. I left space around the edge and drilled holes in the resin to attach the cording - also helped to sand the edges of the resin so the coil didn't slip as much.

   This basket measures 10 inches round and 3.5 inches tall . Took me almost 20 hours to make.

   Have a great day!!!

          Tera





 

Friday, March 27, 2026

Purple basket

Hallo,

   Another small basket to show off today - I used a seashell slice for the base and the thicker cording, so it went a bit faster to make - about 5 or 6 hours.

  The basket is 6.5 inches round and about 2 inches tall.

   Have a great weekend ya'll!!

              Tera




 

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Asian style plate basket

Hallo,

   Baskets, baskets and more baskets - I haven't had much time to paint in the studio lately, but I will be back at it soon!!!

   The base for this basket is a vintage plate with an asian/oriental design .

  The basket is 10 inches round and about 3 inches tall. It took me about 15 or 16 hours ish to make.

   It may not show that well in the photos but the orange/red of the main color in the basket is just a few shades darker than the orange/red in the plate - it tends to show more reddish in the pictures for some reason.

    All for today - take care

                                                                               Tera 



 

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Seashell basket

Hallo,

   Finished off another basket this week. I will eventually have paintings to show off again soon - I have several in the works just not much time to paint.

  For this basket I used a handmade pottery plate that a friend of mine made for me. She made it with the holes already there and I love the seashells!!! The plate is about 1/4 inch thick which is perfect for the core I use also - the core doesn't slide up and down like it can with some of the old plates I have been using.

All for today - Take Care!!!

    Tera



 

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Cyanotype on silk scarf

Hallo,

  We had friends in town last weekend and while the boys were out and about us gals went over to the studio and tried printing cyanotype onto a couple silk scarves. I hadn't tried cyanotype on the silk yet. They turned out pretty nice!!!

   I will probably incorporate a silk scarf into my next cyanotype class.

   Have a great day!!

     Tera



 

Monday, March 2, 2026

Cyanotype prints

Hallo,

   I taught a cyanotype class the end of January and these are some of the prints I did in class along with my students. I was using some recent photos of mine to print from and we also printed some small canvas bags.

  It was a cold and windy day - not the greatest for making prints - the photo prints weren't working very well but they all got lots of regular prints to take home along with the canvas bag.

   I plan for another cyanotype class in april or may....

   Have a great day!!

      Tera





 

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Snowy cabin basket

Hallo,

   Another basket using a vintage plate for the base. Tried something new with the design and tried to make trees in the background.

   Fun little basket to make - its about 11 inches round and 2.5 inches high.

   All for today - Take Care

        Tera