Josey Goodin

Taught by his father in rural Nova Scotia, Canada, Josey Goodin has been making baskets from ash wood since 2001. Josey takes pride in harvesting and selecting all of the materials necessary to create each basket, and is always pursuing new ways to highlight the natural beauty of the traditional form of ash basketry he specialises in. Mainly working with Ash, Josey incorporates natural dyes to enhance the design and basket features, as well as using leather or natural webbing to make straps for the baskets when required.

Maker's Story

THE PROCESS

Josey harvests English Ash trees to create the strips used for the baskets, and uses other locally sourced woods for hoops, handles, lids and decorative features. When possible, Josey harvests spruce roots for lashing in the hoops, for its superior strength and durability. He is inspired by traditional basketry techniques and often uses natural solutions such as coffee and tea to stain strips of ash to create a contrast of colour.

Maker's Quote

Growing up and spending much time in the woods of rural Nova Scotia, I was instantly intrigued with the traditional techniques of harvesting and processing ash for the purpose of creating ash baskets. Being drawn to nature and working with green wood since an early age, ash basketry has been a perfect outlet to express my creativity over the years.

Josey GoodinBasket Maker