Tübatulabal Cooking Basket

Bill - Great piece very well done. I really like the way you finished the bottom.

Nice job on this Bill! And its always nice to hear the background on the art side. So are you going to try your hand at roasting the nuts.
By the way, what did it fetch at the auction?

I'm always impressed by these basket illusions. First by how realistic they are. This one has a nice pattern and something about the open areas is what makes it look so basket like. Secondly by the amount of time, patience, steady handedness, and perseverance involved to take on a project like this. That's really a beautiful bowl!

Thanks everybody for the nice compliments.

Jim, I have made the foot as a separate piece for the last three basket illusion pieces which enables me to wrap the pyrography around the foot for a more realistic effect. Here is a close up view of the foot.



Bernie, I think read somewhere that they ground up pine nuts or acorns to a corn meal texture and mixed it with water to make a dough that was then cooked. It may be a while before I try something like that. I think that the winning bid was somewhere around $1000.

Curtis, burning all of the beads is a mind-numbing experience and I nodded off quite a few times. Most of the time no harm was done, but I did manage to "brand" myself one time. That taught me to take a break when I started getting drowsy.

@Bill Boehme
Bill, It is good to know that it raised a good price and says something about the excellent quality.

if this is the topside....it appears to be a dome and in 2 pieces instead of 1 piece 2 sides??????

@charlie knighton
Charlie, I was informed that the picture is sort of like an Escher drawing ... if you blink your eyes it can look like a dome rather than a bowl. Here is another view that our brains have an easier time sorting things out.

Superb, you did an awesome Job on this

Your pictures are great as well