Coffins/burial baskets

Weaving is an ancient work of the hands, and the weaving of willow coffins a cultural tradition that was left on the shores of some of my more recent ancestors.

The willow coffins are offerings for the beings they hold, the land that will receive them, and the possibilities of healing through human hands and culture. I create in collaboration with the land to tend and harvest willow grown here at home, keep alive the tradition of basket weaving and weave vessels for final earthly visits and burial. The coffins are woven responses to the ever changing needs of the human/non-human community and also portals for future imagining in how we are held, hold one another, and relate to the land both as living bodies and in our dying and death.

*** BEGINNING MARCH 2024 I will be preparing to welcome our second child into this wild world so I will be taking a break from making soul boats/coffins but will return to weaving at the end of the year. If you are interested in working together and do not have an immediate or time sensitive need for a basket you can reach out and I will add you to a waitlist. I will be contacting folks on the waitlist once I return to weaving. This is a very sacred time and I appreciate your understanding. ***

The coffins are available on commission and can be ordered. There is also a rolling collection of already woven vessels ranging from 5’9” - 6’3”. Custom sizes can be woven.

 The lidded coffins are currently offered at sliding scale from $1,600 - $3,500 and the ‘soul boats’ or willow trays are offered at a sliding scale from $900 - $2,200.

Send an email to woventhresholds@gmail.com if you are interested in a coffin or if you want to talk more about the process of acquiring a coffin. I would love to hear from you.

Pick-up available. I can deliver coffins from Port Townsend, WA up to 250 miles for a fee based on distance; please inquire for quote. This being said, I have shipped these and am willing to talk about arrangements.

 Sliding scale is offered on a foundation of honesty and transparency with an invitation for you and/or you and your community to reflect on what you feel you are able to offer in exchange for the weaving. The willow is a teacher of abundance and I see supporting this work as supporting a network of abundance rather than scarcity. If the sliding scale feels out of your range, please don’t hesitate to reach out and we can talk.

The coffins I make will continue to change shape and form to the needs of individuals and communities and the ever- shifting relationships to death/dying.

Dreams of community-funded coffins as well as creating a place for folks to come learn the craft to integrate into their communities. See Learn To Weave page.