40mh #175 California Bay Bark, Marion Hildebrandt, Eucalyptus tree bark, hand-twined waxed linen , 7" x 8.5" x 5.5", 2000, $1,600
43mh From the Pond, Marion Hildebrandt, waxed linen twine warp, paper twine weft, hand twined cattail leaves, 8.75" x 8" x 8", 2002, $1,400
44mh Finlandia, Marion Hildebrandt, waxed linen twine warp, paper twine weft, california hazelnut branches, 5.5" x 8.5" x 8.5", 2002, $1,200
46mh Forest Remembered, Marion Hildebrandt, papertwine, waxed linen twine, CA hazelnut & spice bush branches, wood rounds, 10.5" x 8.25" x 8.25", 2002, $1,200
47mh #188/1, Marion Hildebrandt, waxed linen twine, paper fiber twine, hand twined reed, wooden and round reed, leather ties, 7.5" x 4.5" x 4.5", 2003, $850
48mh #189/2 Marion Hildebrandt, waxed linen twine, paper fiber twine, hand twined bur-reed, 4 Madrone wood rounds (attached with spice bush branch twigs, 5.75" x 5.5" x 5.5", 2003, $850
49mh #190/3, Marien Hildebrandt, waxed linen twine, paper fiber twine, hand twined bur-reed, spice bush branch, bark, 8.5" x 4.5" x 4.5", 2003, $850
Selected exhibitions:
California Craft Museum, San Francisco; Oakland Museum Collectors' Gallery, Oakland; Napa County Museum, St. Helena, California; the Gallery at Takashimaya, New York, New York
42mh Basket #181, Marion Hildebrandt, waxed linen twine, paper twine, spice bush branches, eucalyptus tree bark, 18.5" x 10" x 7", 2001, $1,400
Statement:
My works are a coming together of my life experiences. My basketmaking reflects a longtime interest and study of native California flora and fauna. Both, in turn, increase my involvement with my surroundings. Ever so subtly, plants cycle from winter to summer. Each day, week, month brings changes that effect the materials that I collect and use for my baskets.
Marion Hildebrandt
