RAVEN FRUSCALZO - BASKET WEAVING
Raven Fruscalzo has been been making pine needle baskets since she was a child. She fell in love with the medium after visiting an exhibit on basketry at a small art museum.
Ponderosa pine trees are pillars of the Inland Empire ecosystem and so have always represented Spokane to Raven. Their needles are long, sturdy, and beautiful making them a wonderful medium for basketry. Raven shared than when she's working on these baskets she feels close to the trees and the natural world they represent.
Raven's baskets feature many natural materials that help her depict the pine forests and our relationship to them.
BARI FEDERSPIEL - WATERCOLOR
Bari is a watercolorist who has been painting since 2003. She paints subjects that she loves.
Bari says about her work, “I seem to pick one category at a time to delve into with paint – in the past I’ve painted series of architectural structures, portraits, and landscapes. You may notice a few chickens! I have fun painting, and take it very seriously – learning as I go, trying new subjects and different ways to look at everyday scenes and objects.”
