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Patti Quinn Hill

Woven Vessels of Paper

    • HOME
    • ABOUT
    • "A NEW LEAF" Solo Show
    • GALLERY
    • ARTICLES
    • IKEBANA
    • CONTACT
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      • HOME
      • ABOUT
      • "A NEW LEAF" Solo Show
      • GALLERY
      • ARTICLES
      • IKEBANA
      • CONTACT
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    Patti Quinn Hill

    Woven Vessels of Paper

      • HOME
      • ABOUT
      • "A NEW LEAF" Solo Show
      • GALLERY
      • ARTICLES
      • IKEBANA
      • CONTACT
      • …  
        • HOME
        • ABOUT
        • "A NEW LEAF" Solo Show
        • GALLERY
        • ARTICLES
        • IKEBANA
        • CONTACT
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        About my work

        Working with my hands is something I have been doing my entire life, starting when my grandmother and mother taught me their needlework and sewing skills, on through school and my adult life. When I moved to Weaverville, North Carolina, I began learning the crafts of the area, such as basketmaking, loom weaving, bead work, gardening and canning the family food. Having been raised a city person from New Orleans, all of these back to earth things were a very welcome change in my life, giving me inspiration and new direction.

         

        My vessels are woven entirely of heavy cotton archival paper that I have painted and textured using many different surface design techniques. The medium of paper empowers me to explore and have fun with technique, structure, color and detail, while the curls give emphasis to movement, texture and dimension. Working in paper has set my creative spirit free.

         

        Color is what grabs me!! I first imagine a color combination that excites me, then I choose a vessel form on which to place those colors. The color from nature, animals, textiles, ethnic prints, contemporary weavings and even clothing that I see people wearing inspires me and are my guiding influences to encourage the vessel into being. My surroundings give me unlimited inspiration, living in the Appalachian Mountains where my husband John and I have a farm with numerous farm animals that give me great pleasure.

         

        My work is based on traditional structures, including Shaker, Nantucket and Native American influences. I combine these traditional techniques with a contemporary spin, giving my pieces their own voice, spirit and grace. The feet that lift my vessels are a form that gives them a light perky personality, particularly bringing any animal inspirations that I have to life. I incorporate different weave structures and techniques to further enhance the inspiration that I am trying to capture. As I shape a vessel, I try to achieve a feeling of lightness and movement having no straight lines. The curl embellishments I find interesting and intriguing. Observe as you walk around a piece, the “eyes” follow you. Experience their rhythm. Enjoy their dance.

         

        Basketmaking is meditative, relaxing, and has a rhythm that I find pleasurable. My greatest pleasure in the process is to sit back and view my finished work, and enjoy the thought of sharing a part of myself with the world that will endure long after I am gone.

         

        Member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild

        https://www.southernhighlandguild.org

         

        Represented by:

        Blue Spiral 1 Fine Arts & Craft

        http://bluespiral1.com

         

         

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      • "A New Leaf"

        A Solo Show at Blue Spiral 1 May 2025

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        “Dreaming in Blue” - $3490
        “Dreaming in Blue” Detail
        “Dreaming in Blue” Detail
        "Soul Mates"
        "Soul Mates" Detail
        "Soul Mates" Detail
        “Sakura” - $4400 – 17”h x 12”w
        "Sakura" Detail
        "Sakura" Detail
        “Whirled Peas” - $2875
        “Whirled Peas” Detail
        “Whirled Peas” Detail
        “Geisha” - $2975 – 13 ½”h x 8
        “Geisha” Detail
        “Geisha” Detail
        “Purple Rain” - $5850
        “Purple Rain” Detail
        “Purple Rain” Detail
        “Egyptian Quatrefoil” - $3600
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        “Egyptian Quatrefoil” Detail
        “Egyptian Quatrefoil” Detail
        “Red Hot” - $1110
        “Red Hot” Detail
        “Galactic Dream Cathead”
        “Galactic Dream Cathead”
        “Galactic Dream Platter”
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        “Galactic Dream Platter"
        “Geisha Cathead” - $1800
        “Geisha Cathead” Detail
        “Radiance Cathead” - $1200
        “Radiance Cathead” Detail
        “Radiance Cathead” - $960
        “Radiance Cathead” Detail
        “Blue Spiral Platter” - $3775
        “Blue Spiral Platter” Detail
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        “Galactic Dream Oval” – $1900
        “Galactic Dream Oval” Detail
        “Cascading Gold” - $4500
        “Cascading Gold” Detail
        “Enchanted Lagoon” - $1550
        “Enchanted Lagoon”  Detail
        “Blue Spiral Cathead” - $1250
        “Blue Spiral Cathead” Detail
      • GALLERY

        My work can be purchased at Blue Spiral 1 Fine Art & Craft

        38 Biltmore Avenue

        Asheville, North Carolina

        http://bluespiral1.com

        or

        contact me directly

        pattiquinnhill@gmail.com

        Materials: 100% cotton archival paper, acrylic paint, metallic thread

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        “Waves of Gold”- $3545 – 16”h x 10”w
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        “Silver Bamboo”- $3545 – 16”h x 10”w
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        Wishy Washi Red - $1250. - 7”h x 8”w
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        “Wishi Washi Green w/Golden Curls” - ”-SOLD  - 6”h X 6 ½”w
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        “Wishi Washi Green”- $1100. - 6”h X 6 ½”w
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        “Luminosity” - SOLD – 17 ½”h x 13”w
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        “Luminosity Oval”- $1800. – 6”h x 7 ½”w x 9 ½”l
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        “Peacock” - $3125. – 16 ½”h x 9 ½”w
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        “Curly Quatrefoil”- $2850 – 3 ½”h X 18”d
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        “Fire Dancer” - $3545. – 15”h x 10”w
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        “Galadriel Lady of Lorien” - $6900. - 31”h x 11”w
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        “Color In Motion” - $3600 – 3 ½”h x 18”w
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        “Confetti” - $1550 – 7 ½”h x 10”w
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        Tarnished Copper 9
        Black and Silver Oval
        “Confetti Oval” – $1760. - 6”h x 7½”w x 9½”l
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        Goldleaf
        Sunbeams 7
        Tequila Sunrise
        Marbled Copper  SOLD
        Black and Silver Oval
        Pinstripes
        Luminosity   SOLD
        Fire Dancer  SOLD
        Napkin Baskets
        Tissue Boxes
        Pot of Gold
        Tequila Sunrise - SOLD
        Anniversary
        Biker Babe
        Luminosity
        Sunbeams
        Midas Touch Urn
        Fiesta
        Heart Throb
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      • ARTICLES

        Asheville Made Magazine

         

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        New South Finds

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        Home and Garden TV

        Carolina Arts

        National Basket Organization Magazine

        New Hampshire Institute of Art

        American Association of Woodturners - Journal

        News Record and Sentinel

        Walkin' on Air

        Weaverville Tribune

        Asheville Made

        Carolina Home and Garden Magazine

        Asheville Symphony

        The Laurel of Asheville

      • National Basket Organization Magazine Article

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      • IKEBANA

        Patti's ikebana in her baskets

         

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      • CONTACT ME

        Don't be afraid to reach out. I'd love to hear from you.

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      Contact Patti

      pattiquinnhill@gmail.com

      Thanks for visiting

      Comments Welcomed

       

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