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.
Judy Foster
Judy Foster
Madison, MS
Fiber / Weaving
Guild member since 1983
Judy is a winner of the Handweavers Guild of America state Judge’s Award, the Cotton Clouds 100% Cotton Award, and the Silver Shuttle Award of Merit. All of the steps in the process of creating her handwoven evening jackets and other articles are done by Judy, prototype design work, yard selection, warping and dressing the loom, weaving the cloth, finishing the cloth, construction and finishing the jackets. Her works can be seen in several churches in the Jackson area and in private collections in more than a dozen states.
Amanda Lovitt-Call
Amanda Lovitt-Call
Brooklyn, MS
Fiber
Weaving
Guild member since 1984
Amanda approaches her work with order, strength, and beauty in mind but most of all with a love for the complexities of the color itself, a devotion to the study of weave structures, and a desire to use the interplay of fiber, texture, and light. She especially likes to weave undulating surfaces which shimmer with reflective materials, creating illusions of light. She is fascinated with the elegance of textiles used in historic weaving and attempts to redefine them in her own work. She says this has been a gradual process of trying, learning, discarding, and accepting. She wants her weaving to be seen not as merely decorative, but suggestive of the venerable structures of ancient textiles.
Kathy Perito
Kathy Perito
Madison, MS
Fiber
Weaving
Guild member since 2013
After 30 years of working in various engineering and management positions, Kathy moved to Mississippi and discovered a passion for weaving here at the Craft Center. Weaving gives her the opportunity to apply engineering principals to create textiles and goods for specific functions. Kathy’s goal in every weaving project is to ensure the weave structures and fibers selected deliver the expected results. She says, “It is so rewarding to take a few bobbins of yarn and watch a cloth appear as those threads interlace. And best of all, there is always more to learn, try, and share.”
Sharon Williams
Sharon Williams
Coldwater, MS
Fiber
Weaving
Guild member since 1986
Sharon is a weaver of handwoven clothing. Through the use of color, texture, and fabric manipulation, she brings the simple straight forward lines of traditional garments such as the Hopi wrap, ruana or vest into the contemporary realm. The stole is no longer a plain piece of cloth, but an elegant creation to drape the female form. Sharon selects all of her yarns, weaves all of her own fabrics, and constructs each garment. The hand finishing is also done by her hand. Once she sews in her label, anyone who buys her handwoven garment will know that she would not sell any piece that she would not personally be proud to wear herself.
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.