LUCY TRABER: KELP BASKET SCULPTURE : 1999 - 2006

Artist

These art works are created entirely of California bull kelp gathered from beaches where it has been tossed by the ocean, then thoroughly dried by sun and wind until the colors and patterns develop. I soak it until pliable enough to work with, then let the completed piece dry again. Kelp is malleable and elastic when wet, extremely mischievous while drying, firm and stable in completion. The creative process is a collaboration. My vision and the capricious spirit of the kelp play and wrestle together toward the final statement, which is always a little surprising. My aim is to celebrate the natural beauty of this life form in its variety of expression.

H 2'9" - 6'5"

H 2'  W 3'4"

W 2'2"

H 4'  W 3'

H 2'

W 26"

H 4' 3"

H 5'6"

H 4'

H 3'10"