Mississippi Craftsmen Center

Mission Accomplished!

Mscrafts — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:36:24 +0000

Mission Accomplished!

Thank you to everyone who attended the I Am a Craftsman: 40 at 40 Party last Thursday. We had a tremendous and enthusiastic crowd who helped us do exactly what we hoped- kick-off the celebration of the Guild’s upcoming 40^th anniversary and honor 40 of our own. A special thank you to Julia Daily, who conceived this event, was project manager and oversaw the production of the extraordinary book of the same name that was unveiled on Thursday. The books have been selling very well, so if you want a copy or copies for Christmas presents…don’t wait too long. Pat Flynn’s niece, Katie Douglas who recently received her BFA in Photography from Mississippi State, took hundreds of wonderful photographs at the event that will be posted to our Facebook Page this week. If you have not done so already, please “friend” the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi page to keep up to date with all our happenings.

The Firefly Cottage on Willow Pond: A Handcrafted Designer Show House Opens in Madison County

Mscrafts — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:27:21 +0000

by Julia Daily

Eleven of the region’s top interior and landscape designers are incorporating the work of master craftsmen to create a unique handcrafted home in the Livingston area of Madison County. Billed as “The Firefly Cottage on Willow Pond,” the modern farmhouse-style home will showcase the options homeowners have when they use local craftsmen to make their homes one-of-a-kind. A preview cocktail party for the show house will be held on October 25^th, from 7 to 9 pm. Tickets are $50. The house will be available for touring October 26th through November 4^th, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily. Tickets are $10. All proceeds benefit the educational programs of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi. Tickets are available for purchase online at www.mscrafts.org, at the Mississippi Craft Center, through many of the participating designers, as well as at the show house.

Designers are Elish Phares, Joan Hawkins, Annelle Primos, Patti Hairston, Ruth McMillin, Lisa Palmer, Celia Barrett, Pam Anglin, Erik Kegler, Nancy Price, Pam Rogers and Mimi Martinson.

Craftsmen include David Ellzey, porcelain tile; Frank Wells, furniture; Steve Norquist, lighting; Al Bruce, front door and kitchen island; Mike Williams, lighting; Andy Hilton, concrete island counter; Fletcher Cox, dining table; Jenny Thomas, glassware; Teresa Haygood, bathroom mosaic; and Cathy and Bill Shook, copper gas lantern.

Refreshments and a Gift Shop will be open during the tour and most of the furniture and accessories in the house will be available to purchase.

The house is the first to be built in Chestnut Hill, the first residential subdivision of the Town of Livingston. Led by David Landrum, developers are recreating the Town of Livingston, which was the county seat of Madison County in the 1800′s. Along with residential properties, Livingston will have a downtown commercial area with a general store, restaurants, shops, a chapel and farmers market.

To visit the show house, take I-55 to the Madison exit 108. Go west on 463 for approximately 10 miles to just before Highway 22. The Chestnut Hill brick entrance and gate is on the left.

Book to be released for Guild’s 40th Anniversary

Mscrafts — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:20:20 +0000

by Julia Daily

The Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi will release I am a Craftsman: 40 at 40-Celebrating the 40^th Anniversary of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi with 40 of its Exhibiting Members in October, to precede the holiday season before the actual anniversary year of 2013.

A Reveal Party to announce the 40 talented artisans featured in the book will be held from 6:00-9:00 p.m. on October 18, 2012, at the Mississippi Craft Center, 950 Rice Road, Ridgeland, MS. The University Press of Mississippi will distribute the books and the books will be available from Amazon, independent bookstores across the United States and at the galleries of the Mississippi Craft Center and online at www.mscrafts.org.

Mississippi would be a different state culturally without the excellence of handcrafted products by the talented members of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi. For four decades, the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi has been a driving force in supporting local artisans and sculpting the craftsmen of tomorrow. Since 1973, the Guild itself has been exposing Mississippians to fine art crafted from the state’s own valuable, natural resources by the hands of its own talented citizens.

This volume, with over 162 color images, celebrates Mississippi’s finest craftsmen, forty of the Guild’s talented artisans on the 40^th anniversary of the founding of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi.

The Guild’s craftsmen fostered change in the way people perceive craft and elevated craft to fine art. I Am a Craftsman: 40 at 40 shares their stories and remarkable talents.

Foreword: Patti Carr Black, Jackson, MS, is the author of over twenty publications, including Art in Mississippi, 1720-1980; The Mississippi Story; Breathing Art; and Eudora Welty: Early Escapades. Photography: Roy Adkins is a photographer specializing in fine art and portraiture, with recent work appearing in Time magazine, theJackson Free Press and Portico Jackson magazine. Text: Robin C. Dietrick, Jackson, MS, is a curator, writer, exhibition designer and editor of nine books for the Mississippi Museum of Art, including The Mississippi Story; A Painter’s Odyssey: The Art of Marshall Bouldin III; and To Paint and Pray: The Art and Life of William R. Hollingsworth, Jr.

2012 New Guild Members September 2012

Mscrafts — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 06:33:07 +0000

Welcome and Congrats!

Congratulations to 13 new Craftsmen’s Guild members, 3 existing members who were accepted in additional mediums and 3 members who achieved Fellow status in the August jury process by the Standards Committee. They join 17 new members accepted and the one existing member accepted in an additional medium from the March jury process. We also had 22 who passed their first or second 3-year reviews.

New Guild Fellows

Allen Whitting (Natchez, MS) Wood: Caning
Ann Daniel (Clinton, MS) Paper: Sculpture
Dayton and Michelle Scoggins, Artistry in Wood Studio (Heidelburg, MS) Wood: Sculpture

New Members Accepted in August

Rebecca Cupples (Jackson, MS) Mixed Media
Hap Owen Studio (Jackson, MS) Wood: Musical Instruments
Dylan Karges (Starkville, MS) Clay
Greg Little, (Prairieville ,LA) Wood: Sculpture & Carved
Blanca Love (Brandon, MS) Ceramics
Elaine Peterson (Jackson, MS) Mixed Media: Surface Design
Pat H. Pickering, Jr. (Florence, MS) Wood
Canes Jim Pigott (Madison, MS) Metal: Blacksmithing
Carl Rensink (Moss Point, MS) Wood Boxes
Pat M. Rogers (Brandon, MS) Wood: Carving
Deirdre Uncapher (Oxford, MS) Jewelry Glass: Stained
Judith H. Wallace (Kosciusko, MS) Fiber: Crochet
Michael W. Williams (Terry, MS) Metal: Furniture

Accepted in Additional Media
Don and Louise Coulson Studio (Aberdeen, MS) Fiber: Surface Design
Linda Lindale (Amory, MS) Metal: Jewelry
Lloyd T. Lewis (Laurel, MS) Wood: Accessories

Passed First 3-Year Review
Jasmine Snodgrass (Long Beach,MS) Precious Metal Clay: Jewelry
Shambe’ Jones (Jackson,MS) Wood: Surface Design
Alexander Brown (Bentonia,MS) Wood: Carving
Diane Owen (Laurel,MS) Pineneedle: Baskets
Jerri Sherer and Roy Adkins Light and Glass Studio(Jackson,MS) Mixed Media: Collage
David Thomas (Columbia,SC) Wood: Furniture
Rebecca V. McClellan (Flowood,MS) Knit and Crochet: Fiber

Passed Second 3-Year Review
Robert and Merry Pickenpaugh Pickenpaugh Pottery(Madison,MS) Clay: Ceramics
Doug Stannard (Leesville,LA) Glass
Harry Day (Madison,MS) Metal: Sculpture
Bill Pevey (Crystal Springs,MS) Metal: Blacksmithing
Bankston Glassworks Bankston Glassworks(Brandon,MS) Glass: Glass
Anne Campbell (Brandon,MS) Wire: Sculpture
Candace Ballard (Jackson,MS) Fiber: Rug Hooking
Rachel Ballentine (Sardis,MS) Clay: Ceramics
Cadman and Cummins Studio Cadman and Cummins Studio(New Market,TN) Wood: Sculpture
Ann E. Hayne Hayne Studio(Madison,MS) Fiber: Felting
Joseph Horn (Terry,MS) Wood: Carving
Melanie Land (Madison,MS) Metal: Jewelry
Jerry G. Taylor (Itta Bena,MS) Jewelry: Wire and Natural Stones
Billy Joe Whitehead Little Creek Leathercrafts(Starkville,MS) Leather: accessories
Steve Windham (Brandon,MS) Wood: Spoons & Wood: Turning

Congratulations!! To the new accepted guild members

Mscrafts — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:36:43 +0000

Congratulations to 13 new Craftsmen’s Guild members and 3 existing members who were accepted in additional mediums by the Standards Committee in the August jury process. They join 17 new members accepted and the one existing member accepted in an additional medium through the March jury process. A new member orientation for our 2012 new guild members will be held Tuesday, October 23 10 am until 4 pm at the Mississippi Craft Center, 950 Rice Road in Ridgeland. A reception to honor all of the inductees will follow at 5:30 until 7 pm. The public is invited to attend the reception where many of the artisans will be demonstrating their craft.

New Members Accepted in August 2012
Don and Louise Coulson Studio (Aberdeen, MS)
Rebecca Cupples (Jackson, MS)
Hap Owen Studio (Jackson, MS)
Dylan Karges (Starkville, MS)
Lloyd T. Lewis (Laurel, MS)
Linda Lindale (Amory, MS)
Greg Little, (Prairieville ,LA)
Blanca Love (Brandon, MS)
Elaine Peterson (Jackson, MS)
Pat H. Pickering, Jr. (Florence, MS)
Jim Pigott (Madison, MS)
Carl Rensink (Moss Point, MS)
Pat M. Rogers (Brandon, MS)
Deirdre Uncapher (Oxford, MS)
Judith H. Wallace (Kosciusko, MS)
Michael W. Williams (Terry, MS)

New Members Accepted in March
Winki Allen (Enterprise, MS)
Lane Brigham (Mt. Hermon, LA)
Gail Brule’ (Slidell, LA)
Kerr Grabowski (Bay St. Louis, MS)
Sarah Greer (Petal, MS)
Brenda Harrower (Vicksburg, MS)
Jami Hooper (Memphis, TN)
Nicole Kessler (Choudrant, LA)
Sid Krhut ( Hattiesburg, MS)
Nancy Landrum (Meridian, MS)
Ellen Ellis Lee (Ocean Springs, MS)
Linda Lindale (Amory, MS)
H. Ray Morton (Rienzi, MS)
Steve Norquist (Pearl, MS)
Brooke Pumphrey (Brandon, MS)
Ruth Rogers (Brandon, MS)
Al Stanford (New Albany, MS)
Elizabeth Veglia (Bay St. Louis, MS)

2012 Chimneyville Application now available

Mscrafts — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:25:51 +0000

The 2012 Chimneyville Application is now available to download. (pdf)

You may download and fax, email or mail back to the Guild. Please follow the instructions about mailing all signed copies of the application and remember to make a copy for yourself. A map is enclosed, so you may request a particular booth or area. We try to honor requests, but booths are not guaranteed. The deadline is July 6th, at 5pm. An early bird discount of $50 per booth is allowed until the deadline.

We look forward to another great festival, the Guild’s 36th Chimneyville!

Gwen Magee’s Exhibition

Mscrafts — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:45:21 +0000

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Arts and Crafts… what’s the difference?

There is a remarkable show of quilts hanging right now at the Mississippi Craft Center in Ridgeland by the late Gwendolyn Magee. I was only vaguely familiar with her work prior to visiting the show recently, and I never had the opportunity to meet her before she passed away last year. I was primarily familiar with her work in the permanent collection at the Mississippi Museum of Art.
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I AM A CRAFTSMEN

Mscrafts — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:33:55 +0000

30 Second Comcast Commercial of the “I am a Craftsmen”

Expose Yourself to Craft

Mscrafts — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:44:22 +0000

Segment that aired on Mississippi Public Broadcasting about the “Expose Yourself to Craft 2012 Calendar.”
http://www.mpbonline.org/FallArtsFestival

Expose Yourself to Craft Calendar Aired 11/25/2011

The Mississippi Craft Center’s “Expose Yourself to Craft” calendar was such a success last year that they are creating another one in 2012. Photographer Josh Hailey creates a featuring 12 more Craftmen’s Guild members who shed their inhibitions and their clothes to benefit the center. This segment will feature three of the artists in the calendar along with the Mississippi Craft Center’s Executive Director Julia Daily.

Find Your True South

Mscrafts — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:30:40 +0000