Welcome to Paper As Art

Artist: Rhonda Cole

Art Uniquely Handcrafted from Paper

Award Winning – Jewelry – Miniatures – Home Decor

Member of:
North American Quilling Guild (NAQG) 2000-present
The Quilling Guild (England) 2019-present
East County Art Association (ECAA) 2025-present

Portfolio

• 2008 – Quill a Day Calendar, March 15/16 Dragonfly Mobile, March 29/30 Hummingbird Mobile.
• 2011-current – Competition wins at NAQGCON. 6 – First Place, 4 – Second Place, 4 – Third Place, 3 – Honorable Mention (HM means no one in the category to compete against.
• 2015-2018 & 2021-2024 Organized and was a vendor at the annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair held at Bumble Bee Seafoods.
• 2018 Fall – Article ‘My First Competition’ in the Quill America Newsletter of the North American Quilling Guild.
• 2019 Oct – Public TV program Powerful People of San Diego. 30-minute interview about Quilling.
• 2020 Spring – Article ‘Staying at the Conference Hotel’ and a Word Seach puzzle in the Quill America newsletter of North American Quilling Guild.
• 2022 Winter/Spring – Article ‘How do you do. . . . ‘ in the Quill America newsletter of North American Quilling Guild.
• 2022 Winter/Spring – Article ‘Q & A’ in the Quill America newsletter of North American Quilling Guild.
• 2023 – 9 images in England’s The Quilling Guild 40th Anniversary Calendar
• 2024 Fall – Article ‘Touch Base Tuesdays’ in the Quill America newsletter of North American Quilling Guild.
• 2025 Sep – Vendor at the 14th Annual Alley Cat Art Walk.
   

About Quilling
Quilling, also known as Paper Filigree, is the result of coiling thin strips of paper into delicate-looking shapes and using these pieces to form a design. This art form is traceable to the 15th century and possibly even earlier. It is believed that quilled items were used by French and Italian nuns and monks to decorate religious objects in order to simulate more costly handiworks such as carved ivory or wrought iron.

For the history of this ancient art called Quilling click here.