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)