Member Directory
Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi Members
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About Us
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.
Kathryn Davis
Kathryn Davis
Starkville, MS
Glass / Stained/Fused
Guild member since 2008
Owner of Alley Kat’s Glass, Kathryn’s honors and achievements are far too many for this short space. Among them are donating her time and space to restore a 48 sq. ft. church window, dating from 1885, installing the fused figures in the ceiling of MSU’s Sanderson Center and being commissioned by McGraw Hill and National Geographic to make state flowers for the covers of social studies textbooks. She fashions her glass windows to be beautiful on both the inside and the outside, using a variety of materials and colors for her custom work.
Jerry Hymel
Jerry Hymel
Hammond, LA
Glass
Stained
Guild member since 1987
The Hymel’s unique glass creations range from angels to kaleidoscopes and windows. Their glass ornaments have been on display on the White House Christmas tree. They have been featured in a touring exhibit throughout the Southeast and were selected for the cover of the Bell South phone boon in 1993. Jerry has worked at the Mississippi Museum of Art on a community project funded by through the Ford Foundation. He also participated as artist-in-residence on a project with students from St. Richard's school in Jackson to create a 12 foot diameter mosaic. It can be seen at the school campus.