Artist: Cindy Killgore

Craft Medium:  Mixed Media    Artist’s Statement   A basket begins with a tiny coil called a worm. From the wee beginning an adventure unfolds. It is always a mystery story that builds until it ends. The most  common question is, “ How long did it take to make?” The answer is, “As long as it took!” The process is time consuming, but I never watch the clock. I find theprocess soothing to the mind and spirit, much like meditation. The work brings a great deal of personal satisfaction and inner peace to me. Oh, and by the way, I’m not really a basket case, yet.  Cindy Killgore

 

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Artist Biography

 

 

I am a transplant from North Louisiana living in New Iberia since 1985. I have been a crafter all of my life thanks to my grandmother. With a degree in art education from La. Tech, I taught in Louisiana public schools for 25 years before retiring in 2007. For the last 10 years I taught art. I was able to include pine needle baskets as well as other fine crafts in the course work. I learned the art of pine needle basket making from Andrea Thompson, a Mississippi artist who taught a class at the public library. After about 4 years of working constantly at basket making I had my first showing at an arts festival in my home town. I was encouraged to display my baskets the following fall at Festivals Acadiens in Lafayette. Over the years I have done demonstrations, taught workshops, and exhibited my basket work in galleries and craft shows. I achieved the level of Master Artisan in the Louisiana Crafts Guild in 2008. In the summer of 2008 I was invited to exhibit my work in the Acadiana Center for the Arts. This was my first one man show.