Articles, Books, and Exhibits

Awards and Accomplishments:

Best of Show Awards:                                                                            

Chenango County Colorscape
Norwich, N. Y. 1996 –‘02
LARAC 11th Festival
Glen Falls, N.Y. 1981

1982 First Place Awards:                                              

Chenango Colorscape “ Best of Metals” 1996 –97 -98 -01 -02 ’03—‘04
Herkimer County Arts & Crafts Fair 1978—’80—‘81
“Special Award” for Outstanding Craftsmanship and Continuing Excellence in Silversmithing,
Herkimer County Arts & Crafts Fair
Herkimer, N.Y. 1982
1996 Lilac Art Show Arts Cultural Council
Greater Rochester
Alexandria Bay Sidewalk Arts & Crafts Fair
Alexandria Bay, N.Y. 1981

Books:                                                                             

500 Baskets
Published by Lark Press 2006 They received over 2,500 entries for this book. Only 500 were accepted.
Fiberarts Design Book 3, 1987
Traveler's Guide to American Crafts East of the Mississippi. July 1990
Basketry Round Up, LaPlantz Press 1990

Slide / Lecures and Demonstration:                          

Rome Basketry Symposium
Rome, N.Y. August, 1986 - '91
Applalachian Center for Crafts
Smithville, Tenn/ 1987
Northeast Basketmakers Guild
Conn.
"Textile-Meets Metal Process"
We taught a class to make a Basket in Sterling Silver.
The Arts Center
Troy, N.Y. March, 2001
Press de Laplantz Slide Kit
10 Slides of our work were included in an International collection the Press offered for sale. 1987

Exhibits:                                                                      

New York State Contemporary Crafts, Albany, N. Y. 1997- 99
We had 5 pieces in this particular exhibit. One of our baskets was on the 1997 poster. Another basket was photographed and sent out to many galleries. We occasionally hear about that photo turning up in current magazines and books.
Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 25th Anniversary Exhibit. 1997
Chenango County Arts Council Gallery
Norwich, N. Y. 1997
The Basketry Link- International Traveling Exhibit 1985- 86
Third Place Award Mendocino Art Center
Mendocino, Ca.
Chicago Botanical Gardens
Chicago, Ill
Cartwright Street Gallery
Vancouver, B. C. Canada
Basketry Japan 1992
Tokyo, Japan
People from 17 countries applied to be included in this exhibit. Only 300 baskets were accepted. We were one of sixteen American basket artists invited to exhibit along with Japan Basket Association members.
Empire State Crafts at Corning Chemung Valley Arts Council
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, N.Y. October 1986
“Forty-Sixth Annual Exhibition Artists of Central New York” 1983 Museum of Art Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute,
Utica, New York
Katie Gingrass Gallery's Milwaukee
Wis. & Santa Fe, N. Mex. 1989
“The Artform is a Basket” Albertson-Peterson Gallery
Winter Park, Fla. 1990
“Designed to Hold” Hancock Shaker Village
Pittsfield, Mass. 1989
“Focus: American Baskets” Banaker Gallery
Walnut Creek, Ca. 1989
48th Annual Cooperstown Art Association National Exhibition
Cooperstown, N.Y. 1983

Magazine Articles by Pat & Butch:                                

“Basking in Silver"
A step by step guide to, Weave an Adirondack Pack Basket with Sterling Silver. Lapidary Journal. April 1992
“Metal Weaving”
A step by step guide to, Weave a Fishing Creel Basket with Sterling Silver. Rock & Gem. December 1990

Magazine's Outstanding:                                               

Annual Report, Northern New York Community Foundation
Watertown, New York. 2000
Country Home, Story and Centerfold of Baskets. 1989
Featured Basketweavers Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot,
(Published by the Handweavers Guild of America) Winter Issue. 1987/88
Country Living September 1989--“95
Adirondack Life October 1985
Gourmet December 1988
I remember calling this magazine in July of 1988. I spoke with the food editor. She said they might have interest in our baskets for the gift section they were working on. I had only a few days to get the items to them for consideration. We quickly sent 4 or 5 items. Two were featured in the gift section. Other items in that section included Barneys and Cartier from NYC. We were thrilled to be included!
Yankee Magazine's Traveler's Guide
New York Sunday Times
Snow Country July / August
Coastal Home December, 1995
Better Homes & Gardens December, 1989
Interwoven, N.E.W.S. Spring, 1997

Posters:                                                                        

New York State Crafts 1997

Basketry Link 1985
These posters were used to promote the exhibits. We were very proud to be chosen for a promotional poster, from the hundreds of items on display.

Members of:                                                                  
Northeast Basket Makers Guild
National Organization of Basketry
Adirondack Artisans Guild