Jean Noon

Being interested in traditional basket-making my structures are often vessels with interior elements. Animal forms and physical gestures inspire a lot of the work. The quiet spiderlike action of winding and weaving the wire around and around becomes both meditative and structural. Materials assert themselves and a piece will often take on its’ own gestured direction. The process of problem solving to create a structure that will be strong, interesting and communicate is what I enjoy and keeps me making.