Basket woven from coir and cedar strips. Measures approximately 19 cm (7.5 inches) across widest point, and stands 23 cm (9 inches) tall.

Salt Spring Baskets creator Melanie Thompson is a Canadian multi disciplinary visual artist. For years a professional basket maker Melanie completed the Diploma in Fine Arts at ECUAD, 2010, and continued with additional coursework for a number of years. This course work led to her practice with a conceptual focus on material transformation and the environment. She frequently creates work for installations. Her practice includes both two- and three-dimensional work. Some of the disciplines she employs are basketry, stitching, collage, sculpture, printmaking, natural dying, and encaustic and acrylic painting. Melanie has exhibited and sold her work widely.