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.
Elaine Maisel
Ridgeland, MS
Feathers
Surface Design
Guild member since 2012
Elaine says she paints on feathers because she likes how the shape, size, and specific demands of feathers challenges her creatively, focusing her attention on detailed, mindful, miniature work. Like watercolor, there is little room for error. Once the brush touches the feather, it cannot be erased. The feathers she uses are responsibly sourced from small family farms, parrot owners, and local turkey hunters. Through her craft and work as a teaching artist for the Mississippi Arts Commission, she enjoys being able to bring together the subjects of nature, conservation, the sciences, and art.
Winki Allen
Winki Allen
Enterprise, MS
Fiber / Surface Design/Wearable Art: Guild member since 2012
Fiber / Weaving
Guild member since 1979
Winki not only enjoys weaving her beautiful creations, but also teaching others the craft. Since 1978, she has been instructing others in arts and crafts classes for the Meridian Parks and Recreation Department, Meridian Community College, and East Mississippi State Hospital. She also spent one summer at Camp Meridale, instructing Girl Scouts in nature weaving, spinning, and natural dyeing. In addition to being an exhibiting member of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi, she is a member of the Handweavers’ Guild of America.