Originally trained as a painter, Eckert worked in a variety of media before discovering basketry. For more than 25 years she has employed a simple basketry technique, coiling, to construct a myriad of forms including staffs, books, processionals, and wall pieces – all focused on the complex interactions between humans and the natural world. Eckert’s work has been exhibited extensively and is included in many public collections, including de Young Museum/Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA; Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI; Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. In addition to her studio practice, Eckert works as an independent curator and maintains a blog focused on contemporary basketry.