Sarita Westrup

About The Artist
Sarita Westrup • Dallas, TX
Basketry • CUSTOM COMMISSIONS
Sarita is a craft based artist rooted in weaving techniques and bricolage. Her sculptural basketry works are inspired by where she was born and raised, the Rio Grande Valley on the Texas - Mexico border. She uses basketry to emphasize tension and reflect on the social and political strain prevalent along the border region marked by its walls and fencing. She combines metal and reed twining techniques with cement to transform the domestic basket into a representation of movement and migration.
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Q&A with the ArtistTell us how your work is made.I combine metal and reed twining techniques with cement to transform the domestic basket into a representation of movement. The forms are woven, joined, mudded, painted, and rubbed with graphite and often reference the medium of drawing. |