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Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi Members
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We are makers on a mission to preserve and promote, educate and encourage, the highest standard of excellence in regional crafts.
The work of our Members reflects a high degree of competence, professional standards, and artistry in their medium and category. Eligibility is determined by a jury review process which takes place twice each year.
Dr. Ed Ford
Dr. Ed Ford
Madison, MS
Wood / Pyrography
Guild member since 2016
Ed Ford received his bachelor’s degree in art in 1984, his masters in art history in 1988, and his doctorate in art history in 2002. In addition to his academic career, he has thirty years of experience as a commercial artist. He specializes in illustration, graphic design, and animation, which he currently teaches along with art history. Lately he has added wood carving and pyrography to his skill set. His ventures with pyrography began in 2015 with his discovery that wood burners can have heat control. This allows him to draw with a wide range of tones, so wood burnings could be like drawings in pencil or charcoal. He found that the medium could express in ways different from any other he had used. He also feels that, compared to other materials, there appears to be something more profound and timeless about an image burned into wood.