JOAN BRINK

Joan is a contemporary basket maker whose work is firmly rooted in traditional basketry. She celebrates the past through her precise technique, obvious passion for beauty and balance, and homage to natural materials. Brink states “The shape of the vessel, the patterns that sing of spirit, the patience of the meditation that is weaving, each of these things invokes relationship to the beauty path.” Brink’s serene, full forms, speak of a quiet, subtle, perfect beauty that few can attain.

Selected Publications

2006:Phoenix Home and Garden, "Storyteller: Joan Brink-Master of the Southwest Basket-Weaver," by Gussie Fauntleroy, March, 182-187.

Connecticut College Magazine, "Walking the Beauty Path," by Mary How- ard, Winter, 26-27.

500 Baskets: A Celebration of the Basketmaker’s Art, Lark Books, 337; 340-341.

Southwest Art, "Vases and Vessels," by Gussie Fauntleroy, December, 105.

2004 National Basketry Organization, Newsletter, April, "Interview with Joan Brink."

2002 “Baskets Now”: USA, Catalogue, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR, 20-21

2001 “The Santa Fe, New Mexican,” 7 October, "Dream Weaving:” by Cindy Bellinger.

2001 “Baskets: Tradition & Beyond,” Ray Leier, et al, Madison, WI, 16-17.

2000 “Focus/Santa Fe,” June/July, “Joan Brink: Works of Wonder and Awe By Nancy Ellis, 36-39

1999 “Baskets: A Book for Makers and Collectors,” Billie Ruth Sudduth, Madison, WI, 87

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