Kete - Copper and silver 12 ends Susan Haywood Smith

Kete - Copper and silver 12 ends Susan Haywood Smith12 end woven aluminium and copper kete. Anna Gedson is inspired by her Maori ancestry incorporating contemporary influences. An accomplished flax weaver, Anna enjoys the challenge of designing and creating kete out of woven metal, seeing how it changes the reading of her works. This kete could be displayed as a wall sculpture. Each piece is handmade so may differ slightly in size and shape. Height including handles 295mm x Base Width 205mm

Image size: 340mm x 610mm

this is one of those stories

Alongside this sensitivity to material is a commitment to clarity

Edition of 75

This is a second edition based on the original print

Each piece is lovingly handcrafted

These weird ideas come from spending so much time alone in front of the easel

The Hei Matau was taken as a good luck charm on fishing trips

The process to create this image has been done in the traditional way by drawing through resin onto a copper plate and etching the image into it with acid

Avoid contact with household chemicals

with freshwater pearl centres and sterling silver posts

340mm x 340mm