{"product_id":"held-bird-s-nest-basket","title":"Held - Bird’s Nest Basket","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout This Item\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ethis is a handmade basket woven from reeds, burlap, cotton, and other natural fibers. It is lined with a handmade, cotton lining that is hand embroidered with cotton thread and hemmed with hand-spun 100% wool yarn. The basket lining attaches to the actual basket with durable crocheted ties that are also made of hand-spoon wool. The outside of the basket is also hand embroidered with black cotton yarn to read, “to be held is to be loved“.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout the Process\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike the rest of the items in this collection, this basket is inspired by the strength, flexibility, and softness of women. For about two years, I’ve been constantly and frustratingly fixated on the fact that there is no word for a woman who is actively having sex. There are passive terms, like a woman can “get fucked” or she can “be penetrated”. But these are all descriptions of penetration happening \u003cem\u003eto\u003c\/em\u003e a woman. there is no one word for a woman actively engaging in sex. Even the very word \u003cem\u003evagina\u003c\/em\u003e comes from the Latin word for \u003cem\u003esheath, \u003c\/em\u003eas in “a place to put your sword when it’s not in use during battle”. There is no use for a sheath without a sword, while a sword has many uses whether or not it has a sheath. It is upsetting to me that we’ve made it this far in society, yet still view women’s sexuality as something that must only exist in a reciprocal context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs I’ve pondered this idea, this lack of language, I’ve been left to wonder what sex would be like if it was described from a woman’s point of view or, more specifically, what would the word be for a woman who is actively having sex? If the clinical word for sex that we currently have is penetration, then I think that the more  femme equivalent would be enveloping or enfolding. What would be different if sex was not inherently viewed as something that splits, pierces, or invades, but rather something that holds and simply accepts another human being?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI don’t have the answer to this question. But as much as this whole idea makes me sad, I think it’s really beautiful to imagine this feminine alternative to penetration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs I made this basket, I used a variety of materials and textures ranging from soft and smooth — like reeds and cotton — to course and rough — like burlap and wool. In weaving all of these together, I created something that is both soft and flexible yet sturdy enough to hold weight that far surpasses its own. Woven into the integrity of the basket are tiny bits of ribbon and lace, to represent traditional ideas of femininity while the Inside is embroidered with the more controversial ideas that I’ve expressed above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs women, we all hold multitudes, and this basket is just one tiny little artistic expression on my behalf of that very precious truth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ur local hookr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52113741054235,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/7120\/5147\/files\/DSCF2156.png?v=1777139676","url":"https:\/\/urlocalhookr.com\/products\/held-bird-s-nest-basket","provider":"ur local hookr","version":"1.0","type":"link"}