Swirling Prosperity

Green jasper cabochon and beads,  amethyst, chrysoprase, turquoise, and some glass beads with bees waxed irish linen thread. Florida Long leaf pine needles#merittisland #melissaabbottdesigns took one year for me to make 14”x14” by 3” high with an asymmetrical shape. “Swirling Prosperity”

Basket started winter 2017 in Merritt Island, FL and was worked on sporadically for 1 year. Finished on Feb 1, 2018 at Cocoa Beach, FL

The Evolution of a Turquoise Pine Needle Basket "Endless Worlds"

"Endless Worlds" 
The Evolution of a Turquoise Pine Needle Basket "Endless Worlds" in a photo journal by Melissa Abbott - I started this basket in March 2013 in Merritt Island, FL and finished it on August 15, 2013 in Gloucester, MA. The Materials are Turquoise, Beeswaxed Linen Thread, and Long Leaf Yellow Pine Needles gathered by me after a windstorm in Merritt Island FL. The needles were washed and treated with a Glycerin bath to 
preserve and darken them, giving them a glossy look.

The Start of Endless Worlds in 

Merritt Island, FL March 2013

Adding a second row of 

Turquoise Beads

Turquoise Beads

The Bottom

Starting to go up the Sides

Creating the Sides
of the Basket

Resumed working on Basket 

in Gloucester, MA August 2013

Here I am adding third row 

of Solid for the top binding

after a third row of Turquoise Beads

"Endless Worlds"

finished Gloucester, MA

August 15, 2013

by Melissa Abbott