Plaited Basket 16 Product:Plaited Basket 16 Virginia-based artist Alyssa Salomon of

Virginia-based artist Alyssa Salomon of Blue Skies Workroom

The artist has cored out the center of black basalt beach stones and filled them with colorful copper enamel

Lee then carved the leaf motif into the surface before creating the leaf-shaped cut-outs

lovely on its own

then blowing the glass into shape

Plaited Basket 16 Product:Plaited Basket 16 Virginia-based artist Alyssa Salomon ofThis eye catching metal vessel, "Plaited Basket 16", was woven from long strips of copper using a complex braiding technique; the finished piece was patinated and embellished with small twists of copper, resulting in a remarkable display piece that rewards closer viewing. One of a kind piece Signed by the artist Materials: Copper