Bare Branches Blue Black Sky by Joe Hogan Drill Bits from the simple but clever

from the simple but clever braided button to the elaborate results of thong appliqué

Incorporating insights from written sources

Thanks to Lynne Marrs Hammer Ferguson

3 mm HAMBURG Cane is light in color--much lighter than the standard cane

25 mm wide) as the binder cane used in the final step of the hand caning process

Bare Branches Blue Black Sky by Joe Hogan Drill Bits from the simple but cleverJoe Hogan's interest in the indigenous baskets of Ireland led him eventually to devote much of his time making non functional or sculptural baskets. This book, published in conjunction with the exhibition Bare Branches Blue Black Sky, Baskets by Joe Hogan, shows a wide range of these artistic Irish baskets as well as giving some insight into the making process, the materials used and the motivation underlying the work. Paperback, 74 pages, dozens of