Canara temarerar (small carrier),
2008
Leengtenner (Tomahawk)
white flag iris (Diplarrena moraea)
245x110 mm
‘It makes my heart sing when I complete each beautiful basket. I think the old women would be pleased.’
Patsy Cameron, born 1947, grew up on Flinders Island and now lives at Leengtenner (Tomahawk) overlooking Ringarooma Bay in the far north-east of Tasmania.
Patsy began weaving small sample mats using white flag iris and blueberry fibres in the 1990s. Her interest in using native Tasmanian plant fibres and the traditional weaving technique intensified after participating at the Bicheno tayenebe weaving workshop in 2007. Patsy’s first baskets were embellished with maireener shells and feathers. As she became familiar with the tighter weave and larger designed bags, she became more skilled in following the style of traditional baskets made in the nineteenth century by her ancestral grandmothers and Auntys.
Patsy collects materials in the north-east region of Tasmania, preferring white flag iris and blueberry fibres for baskets and stringybark for string making. She has exhibited her first baskets locally and is inspired to continue to develop her work to perfect the traditional baskets.
Lackerrerunne meerer temarerar (large diving carrier), 2008
Leengtenner (Tomahawk)
white flag iris (Diplarrena moraea)
Maireener temarerar, 2007
Leengtenner (Tomahawk)
white flag iris (Diplarrena moraea), king
maireener shells (Phasianotrochus eximius)
Pormpener (Milky Way), 2007
Leengtenner (Tomahawk)
white flag iris (Diplarrena moraea),
maireener shells (Phasianotrochus
irisodontes)
Caracca (parrot bag), 2007
Leengtenner (Tomahawk)
white flag iris (Diplarrena moraea)
Pormpener (Milky Way), 2007
Leengtenner (Tomahawk)
white flag iris (Diplarrena moraea),
maireener shells (Phasianotrochus
irisodontes)
