Marilyn Sharp Signed 1989 Lidded Basket waving bear These vintage wooden flying cranes--three

These vintage wooden flying cranes--three dark

very smooth and with a great patina

embodying endless treasures out in the world waiting to be found

and I have now found a few examples of others similar--all quite extraordinary (and quite precious

with a forged metal blade held to the wooden body with two tangs

Marilyn Sharp Signed 1989 Lidded Basket waving bear These vintage wooden flying cranes--threeI really love the form and texture of this contemporary basket, signed on the underside of the lid "M. Sharp" and dated 1989. With some digging, I've learned the M stands for Marilyn, and have found one other example of her work different in shape, but similar in method and material titled "Water Jug," which was featured in a nationally juried exhibition organized by the National Basketry Organization and presented at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New