|
 |
|
Pat Jeffers |
| Discipline(s): Basket weaving |
Bio:
Unlike many artists who discover their vocations during their youth, I became interested in art in mid-life when I began to explore the textural qualities of three-dimensional pieces. The expressive possibilities in contemporary wicker fascinated me: the colors, the suppleness and diversity of the weaving elements, the feel and weight of the piece in my hands, the smoothly flowing shapes.
I began showing my artistic basketry at art shows in major cities in the East and in the Ohio Valley in 1990, which is also the year that I left my position as a university administrator to make my living as a full-time artist. While still living in Virginia I realized that I could go beyond traditional techniques and basket forms to a woven expression of that region’s landscape and heritage. As an artist, that realization offered exciting possibilities to put my imagination to work.
Since moving west I have stretched further on that artistic path. Now as I weave I seek to share my passion for the West: the undulating, vast expanse of land, the bold splashes of wildflowers against the muted backdrop of the desert, the solitude and the ever-present sage--twisted, rugged symbol of the struggle for life in the high plains.
One highlight in my career was learning that I was the recipient of the coveted Wyoming Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowship Award for 2002. The judges who selected my work noted not only its fine craftsmanship, but also its internal artistic cohesiveness. They indicated that it was the work of a mature artist with a clearly developed voice, or style. In March 2004, Art Talk magazine featured me in an article as an “Artist Worth Watching”.
My pieces are constructed primarily of reed (rattan) because of its strength, long life and flexibility. To achieve the rich colors and blended palette that I use, I hand-dye the reed with Procion dyes. These are fiber dyes that chemically bond with the surface of the reed and provide vibrant, long-lasting, light-fast colors that I can shade to suit my needs. When finished, each piece also receives a UV-resistant coating for further protection against fading. In many of my creations I like to employ fabric that I’ve braided, natural fibers such as sugar palm, coconut (coir) or seagrass cordage and some native materials, such as sagebrush, willow, cottonwood or aspen and antlers
When you select one of my woven sculptures I am sharing with you my interpretation of an impression of the western landscape that has captured and intrigued me.
|
|
Click a
thumbnail below to display a full-size image.
 |
|
Basket-100-040108 |
Tea-stained & hand-dyed
reed and seagrass cord
9"T x 20"W
$395
|
|
 |
|
Basket-160-140510 |
Hand-dyed reed,
sugar palm fiber,
wooden beads,
sagebrush wood
14H x 12D
$425 |
|
 |
|
Basket-160-170510 |
Hand-dyed reed,
coir, wooden beads,
mule deer antler
13Hx15D
$475 |
|
 |
|
Basket-160-180510 |
Natural & hand-
dyed reed, seagrass,
wooden beads,
ule deer antler
12.5Hx15D
$425 |
|
 |
|
Basket-160-420708 |
Hand dyed and
smoked reed,
hand painted beads
mule deer antler
10"T x 14"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-160-430708 |
Hand dyed and
smoked reed,
seagrass cord,
wooden beads,
mule deer antler
10"T x 13"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-160-510908 |
Hand-dyed reed, seagrass cord,
smoked reed, wooden beads,
mule deer antler
11"T x 12"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-160-531008 |
Hand dyed and smoked
reed, wooden beads,
mule deer antler
10"T x 13"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-160-631108 |
Hand dyed and
smoked reed, wooden
beads, seagrass cord,
mule deer antler
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-200-280508 |
Hand-dyed & tea-stained
reed & seagrass cord
16"T x 14"W
$525 |
|
 |
|
Basket-220-160510 |
Hand-dyed reed, coir, seagrass, w/ stand
11Hx9D
$200 |
|
 |
|
Basket-220-190510 |
Hand-dyed reed, seagrass
11.5Hx11D
$190 |
|
 |
|
Basket-220-200610 |
Hand-dyed reed, seagrass, w/ stand
15Hx10.5D
$300 |
|
 |
|
Basket-220-330508 |
Hand-dyed reed,
seagrass cord &
coir
11"T x 9"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-220-581008 |
Hand dyed and
smoked reed,
wooden beads
10"T x 8"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-225-150510 |
Hand-dyed reed, wooden beads, mule deer antler
13Hx9.5D
$249 |
|
 |
|
Basket-225-270508 |
Hand-dyed reed
wooden beads
mule deer antler
12"T x 13"W
SOLD
|
|
 |
|
Basket-225-300508 |
Hand-dyed reed
seagrass cord
wooden beads
mule deer antler
14"T x 11"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-225-310609 |
Hand-dyed reed,
wooden beads,
mule deer antler
11"T x 10"W
$249 |
|
 |
|
Basket-225-320508 |
Hand-dyed reed &
white tail deer antler
10"T x 10"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-225-350508 |
Hand-dyed reed &
whitetail deer antler
14"T x 9"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-225-350809 |
Hand-dyed & smoked reed,
wooden beads, mule deer antler
11"T x 9'W
$249 |
|
 |
|
Basket-225-370708 |
Hand dyed
and natural reed,
coir, white tail
deer antler
10"T x 8"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-225-380708 |
Hand dyed reed,
wooden beads,
mule deer antler
11"T x 9"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-225-390708 |
Hand dyed reed,
wooden beads &
mule deer antler
11"T x 8"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-225-520908 |
Hand-dyed and smoked reed
coir, wooden beads,
mule deer antler
13"T x 10"W
SOLD
|
|
 |
|
Basket-225-641108 |
Hand dyed, smoked,
and natural reed
wooden beads,
mule deer antler
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-230-611108 |
Hand dyed and
smoked reed, hand
braided fabric, coir
10"T x 11"W
$230 |
|
 |
|
Basket-230-621108 |
Hand-dyed reed
braided fabric, coir
9"T x 11"W
$230 |
|
 |
|
Basket-235-200408 |
Hand-dyed reed
hand-painted beads
coir
14"T x 11"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-235-210508 |
Hand-dyed reed
and coir
13"T x 12"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-235-290508 |
Hand-dyed reed, coir
13Hx10D
$295 |
|
 |
|
Basket-250-320609 |
Hand-dyed reed,
hand-braided fabric & coir
15"T x 12"W
$375 |
|
 |
|
Basket-250-340809 |
Hand-dyed reed
13"T x 10"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-260-500808 |
Tuscan Fields
Hand-dyed reed &
sugar palm fiber
27"T x 16"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-275-190408 |
Hand-dyed and smoked reed &
painted beads w/stand
22"T x 13"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-300-340707 |
Hand-dyed reed &
seagrass cord
18"T x 17"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-320-080109 |
Hand-dyed & smoked reed,
hand-dyed vine rattan,
hand-dyed fabric,
coir & juniper
17"T x 16"W
$895 |
|
 |
|
Basket-320-260508 |
Hand-dyed reed & vine,
hand-braided fabric,
coir, leather &
mule deer antler
17"T x 14"W
SOLD
|
|
 |
|
Basket-320-280607 |
Hand-dyed and smoked reed,
vine rattan,
hand-braided fabric,
coir and elk antler
23"T x 21"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-320-330609 |
Hand-dyed reed,
hand-braided fabric,
coir & willowroot
19"T x 17"W
$895 |
|
 |
|
Basket-320-340508 |
Hand-dyed reed,
tea-stained reed,
seagrass cord,
coir, willow root
& wooden beads
20"T x 19"W
$949 |
|
 |
|
Basket-320-360708 |
Hand dyed reed,
seagrass cord,
coir and willow
root
19"T x 18"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-320-410708 |
Hand dyed reed & vine,
hand painted beads,
seagrass cord, coir,
leather & mule deer antler
18"T x 16"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-320-460808 |
Hand-dyed & smoked reed,
hand-dyed vine rattan,
braided fabric, coir &
willow root
18"T x 17"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-460-190207 |
Hand-dyed reed,
hand-braided fabric,
coir &
mule deer antler
17"T x 19"W
SOLD
|
|
 |
|
Basket-460-811006 |
Hand-dyed reed,
vine rattan,
hand-braided fabric,
seagrass cord &
fallow deer antler
19"T x 20"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Basket-500-250609 |
Hand-dyed reed &
seagrass cord
32"T x 13"W
$1,195
|
|
 |
|
Basket-800-050108 |
Hand-dyed reed,
seagrass cord &
sagebrush base
14"T x 19"W
SOLD |
|
 |
|
Festival Dance Basket-320-220309 |
Hand-dyed reed, driftwood,
fabric, coir,
sagebrush wood
20Hx21D
$900 |
|
|
