Cambium Lost Arts is at The Beck
Amy Krone of Cambium Lost Arts is at The Beck. We are so excited to welcome Amy and her unique craft to our seasonal display. Her current collection, the lost art of traditional Appalachian basketry, feels so aesthetically appropriate for this fall season. Each basket begins with a native white oak tree, sustainably harvested from her land. It is then carefully split, using only an axe and knife, to create thin, pliable strips. Wow!
As an interior designer, I have always been a lover of art and design. But my passion for craft is really next level. The collision of expressiveness with skill and technique as a means to create a functional and beautiful object is so exciting and captivating!
Full Moon Handbag
Each one-of-a-kind basket from Cambium Lost Arts has been reimagined with modern forms and takes approximately 28 painstaking hours to create by hand.
Large Crescent
Amy uses wood foraged from her local river and hand-split white oak from her forest. This sculptural basket uses ash weavers over a white oak frame.
Riverrim Sculpture
It’s impossible to discern that the rim of this basket is made from river wood, rather than a soft puff of wooly material. The remainder of the basket was designed around the found, sculptural rim.
Riverwood 003
Amy’s gorgeous wall hangings are created with driftwood and white oak from the Catskill Mountains. Even the intricate weaves on these pieces evoke the origins of Amy’s craft in Cumbrian Spelk basketry.
“Combining anthropological research with experimentation and passion, Amy’s interest lies in reviving the forgotten. The conviction that old, discarded things can become new again is the animating spirit of lost art revival and what drives her to continue pushing the limits of form while staying true to craft traditions.”