in great streams of smoke,” she says. “I wasn’t quite sure what was going on but later I saw a documentary on television. On a particular night, when the moon is right, the coral spawns. It’s an amazing thing. I was looking at all the microscopic angles, the twists and spirals, turns and shapes.” You can see this influence in the artists’ current body of work. Pat remarks, “just because you use a different medium, doesn’t take it away from being serious fine art.” As a medium for expression, Pat says, “I am always stretching the boundaries - traditional basket makers think I’m breaking all the rules, and I am really. You learn the rules, and then you break them.” Long live the renegade amongst basket makers we say! C
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