Don Weeke

[7] He uses fibers native to the San Diego County area he lives in, including Torrey pine needles, fronds from the king and date palm trees, willow and oak branches, and acorns from the mountains.

[8] His work utilizes both traditional and contemporary basketry techniques, and he also burns, carves and paints gourds to manipulate the surfaces.

[7] His artwork was also included in the Words Imagined exhibit of four artists at the Rose Art Gallery in San Diego on the campus of Francis Parker School from October through December 2019[12] and again at the Rose Art Gallery in the Artists of Julian exhibit from February to March 2016.

[13] Weeke was the keynote speaker in April 2012 at a two-day "Baskets and Gourds: Containers of Our Culture IV" conference in Visalia, California.

[14] His work showed in the Juried and Invitational Basketry Exhibit at Arrowmont and Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, Massachusetts in October 2013.