Woven Copper Sculpture

handwoven oxidized copper.  58 x 12 inches
 
"The sculptures D'Lisa creates are made with fine copper wire using a method commonly known as the “Viking knit” or “knotless knitting”. This ancient wire weaving method was once used by the Nordics to create exquisite ornamentation. Since Nordic times, cultures around the world have used this and similar techniques to produce everything from fine jewelry to storage vessels. Such was the case with villagers in Toluca, Mexico in the 1940’s who taught Ruth Asawa how to make baskets out of wire. Those baskets evolved into the Ruth Asawa hanging basket sculptures so admired for their simple shapes and modern form to this day."