About The Artist - Pati English T |
| Basket Weaving An American Tradition Twenty-one years ago, March 1987, a friend named Desi asked me to attend a Basket Weaving Class with her. I went one Tuesday evening and was immediately hooked. Since then I have completed more than 2200 baskets of various shapes and sizes. In addition, I have instructed over 2300 students of all ages and continue to teach at state conventions, guild workshops, museums, and at my home studio in Seneca, SC. RESIDENT ARTIST Approved Artist Roster, Arts-in-Education South Carolina Arts Commission, Columbia, SC JURIED ARTISAN South Carolina Artisans Center Walterboro, SC Carolina Foothills Artisans Center Chesnee, SC South Carolina State Museum Columbia, SC Southern Arts Federation, nine southern states, on-line www.SouthernArtistry.org Tryon Arts & Crafts Center Tryon, NC MEMBER Blue Ridge Arts Council, Seneca, SC Georgia Basketry Association Kentucky Basket Association Lakelands, SC Basketry Guild National Basketry Organization North Carolina Basketmakers Association Pickens County Museum of Art & History, Pickens, SC South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC Tennessee Basketry Association Upper SC Basket Makers Guild, Greenville, SC Basket weaving is a wonderful part of our heritage. One of the most ancient crafts, basketry dates back to prehistoric times. Baskets were made for agricultural purposes, for gathering, carrying, and storage. Baskets have lasted th through the years and have gained new popularity. |
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| Photo at Blue Ridge Arts Council Heritage Lecture Series |