Jill Choate Basketry BLOG

Sunday, February 15, 2009

GO LOGWAGGER!


GO LOGWAGGER GO!

We got a chance to see Logwagger and his new friend Joseph compete at the Willow Winter Carnival. No one yelled louder than me! This was apparent by all the judges at the finish line that turned around and looked at me me when I bellered "GO! LOGWAGGER!" I was a little excited I'll admit but I hoped that if he heard me he would run faster to the finish line. Logwagger and Joseph took third at that race but they are currently in the first place overall in the Junior league. We couldn't be prouder! Junior League finals are 2/21 and I hope to be there to see if Logwagger can beat another track record in Anchorage.

What's up in the Studio?

I've been working on a flute case for John from Eagle River. It's the first time I've worked over a mold and I am pretty happy with the results. Hopefully John will be too when he sees it. Now all I have to do is finish the cap for it (also a first). This guy is about 30" tall and 6" in diameter. It's been fun to have so much room to play with different weaves and designs. I used a sonatube for a mold so it could be wet and taken out. I think in the future I would leave the mold in and give it more stability. Weaving it up has given me a lot of new ideas for future projects.

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