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and how to sell, and I think that it will take a couple of years before I can support myself with my writing and baskets."
Kiley makes Appalachian frame baskets with rims and handles of grape vine, honeysuckle or willow attached with a God’s eye. “I don’t know where the name ‘God’s eye’ came from, but it’s the traditional way of attaching the rim and the handle,” Kiley said.
With the rim and handle ready, Kiley then adds the spokes so that the pieces of reed can be weaved through them. Kiley uses a reed that is a fiber from South America. She dyes the reed in a pot in her front yard using natural dyes like walnut or blood root and some chemical dyes.
“My front yard is my studio, which is nice, but I’d love to someday have a studio closer to town,” Kiley said. After the reeds have been dyed, Kiley moistens them so they will be pliable before beginning to weave them through the spokes. “The fiber I use is the same that is used for chair caning so it’s very strong and versatile,” Kiley said.
Kiley makes her baskets with an idea of what they could possibly be used for. “I made this big one as
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