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High Mountain Creations by Colorado Kris

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High Mountain Creations by Colorado Kris

I create beautiful baskets and art pieces from a combination of long leaf pine and Ponderosa needles.

05/07/2024

SOLD!

08/23/2023

Lovely pine needle gemstone bracelets.
$25-$35

The price depends upon gemstones used. In the first picture, the one on the left with the large red polished agate in the center is $35. It also has copper beads, wooden, black obsidian, and bone beads. Adjustable button closure with rawhide.

The bracelet on the right in the first picture is $25. It has glass beads, black onyx, and red jasper and brass beads. It also has an adjustable button and rawhide loop closure.

05/06/2023

“Velveteen”
Measures 11” H
7”” wide at base & tapers outward to 8” and then gradually to 5&1/8” wide at the top( excluding handles)
PM me for pricing and questions.

Every piece of art that I create has special meaning and this one is no exception. This is my first basket I’ve made since moving back to Iowa from Colorado in September of 2022. I have taken my time on this piece while reflecting on many things. The journey has been one of peace for me.

I have named this piece “ Velveteen “, in honor of Margery Williams’ classic children’s book” The Velveteen Rabbit”.

“ You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out , and you get loose in your joints and very shabby. But these things don’t matter at all because once you are Real, you can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.”

“ Rabbit shows us that hardships are a normal part of life, and that eventually they will pass. When you’re in the middle of a difficult time, it’s often hard to see the other side, but remembering the good moments and hoping for better times ahead is an important part.”

Glycerin treated long leaf pine needles stitched with artificial sinew.The front centerpiece is accentuated with a Tiger’s Eye gemstone and Tiger’s Eye beads. The handles are wrapped and reinforced with wire and have a single Tigers Eye bead at the bottom.
The entire piece has been coated with melted organic beeswax and heat treated in the oven to to give it a shiny and firm feel and to preserve it for many years to come. It smells divine!

And as a wonderful coincidence, the Tiger’s Eye is said to represent self confidence and inner strength.

04/26/2023

Some of my pine needle artwork is now available at the Blandon Art Museum gift shop in Fort Dodge, IA., my hometown and my place of residence once again.

07/06/2022

Come join the fun at Cripple Creek, Colorado on July9 & 10 10-5 for a fun filled outdoor event. Food trucks, popcorn stand, beer stand, art & craft vendors, live music & more! All will be located at the museum and near the train depot. I will be there with my pine needle art. These are a few of my newer, smaller baskets . Each one is unique and exquisitely adorable! Hope to see you there!

06/13/2022

SOLD!!
“Notes Flying Off The Page”
Wall hanging
21” H x 17”W

This is a commissioned piece I did, which is always a bit intimidating because someone is trusting me to create an unseen piece that they will love. Fortunately, this one was well received.

The center is a flute playing kokopelli painted on wood. Various colors of Linhasita and linen threads have been used to wrap glycerin treated pine needles.

The flat basket portion is adorned with turquoise chips, and beads made of copper, red jasper, and black onyx.

A removable wooden flute is fastened off to the side.

And the final touch is a swirling copper wire musical staff replete with a treble clef and musical notes.

05/26/2022

“Magic Cave”
$900.00

This exquisitely unique and challenging piece begins with a polymer clay center of “ cave people “. The flat portion of the pine needle basket weaves its’ way into the cave portion in a continuous coil. The cave construction proved challenging as I worked it backwards from the widest part toward the narrow part at the rear where I inserted a pottery glazed bear center. The cave is pine needles and wire wrapped with twine to give it strength and shape. I then covered the outside of the cave with pine cone scales( thanks Melinda Luce for your encouragement) and coated these with a satin minwax.

Then the fun really began as I created the inside of the cave! First I coated the roof and side walls with citrine crystals and then inserted a variety of “ stalactite “ gemstones of citrine, aragonite, quartz, Smokey quartz and amethyst.

A “ bear” rug adorns the floor along with a removable campfire so the battery may be changed. I included a remote for the light which offers multiple light colors and intensities.

At the entrance to the cave I velcroed a “ Boulder” amethyst with another light to offer more lighting options.

A resined miniature deer skull is affixed to an antler tip.

The flat portion of the basket is attached to a Colorado buck antler while the cave portion hangs off and downward of the antler so as to better view the cave interior.

Dimensions-
From back of cave to frontmost antler tip is 20”
Antler to antler 18”
Flat basket 10.5” W
Depth of cave 8”
Height of cave 7.5”

05/16/2022

Pine needle hair accessories/scarf pins.
These range in price from $35-$60
I can take custom orders for pet/family/baby/friend photo accessories as long as they can be sized down suitably to 2”. All photo accessories are $35. The others vary depending upon gemstones used, beading, etc. PM me with any questions you may have. These are strong and can hold thick hair.

04/03/2022

SOLD!!

“ Empowered Women”
Measures 7” in diameter at the base and 6” at the top; 8” high

$600.00

All proceeds from the sale of this basket will be donated to Bakhita Mountain Home, a Colorado Springs, CO non profit organization dedicated to helping women heal from the trauma of human trafficking and drug addiction.

This piece is a completely wrapped pine needle basket using various colors of Brazilian waxed Linhasita threads. Seven women are depicted, working together in solidarity, lifting one another up in hope, love, and charity.

Each carries a basket, or a papoose on their backs, as well as baskets on their chests.

The miniature baskets and papoose are made of a variety of materials, including twine, wire, cotton floss threads, macrame thread, sticks, fur, beads, and even toothpicks!

As always, this basket took many hours to complete, but every moment was an act of love.
The bottom of the basket is signed and dated, along with the basket title.

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