40mh #175 California Bay Bark, Marion Hildebrandt, Eucalyptus tree bark, hand-twined waxed linen , 7" x 8.5" x 5.5", 2000, $1,200
43mh From the Pond, Marion Hildebrandt, waxed linen twine warp, paper twine weft, hand twined cattail leaves, 8.75" x 8" x 8", 2002, $1,100
44mh Finlandia, Marion Hildebrandt, waxed linen twine warp, paper twine weft, california hazelnut branches, 5.5" x 8.5" x 8.5", 2002, $900
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, $900
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, $650
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, $650
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, $650
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, $1,200
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
