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.
Paul Meek
Morton, MS
Wood
Turkey Calls
Guild member since 2010
Now from award winning master call maker, Paul Meek, an innovator in the turkey making world for over 30 years, comes the Rock Pot. It’s completely different in shape and materials. The striking surface is made of rock; the pot made of several types of exotic and domestic woods. Each pot has a striker producing the best turkey sounds for that call. Each one is numbered, dated, and signed by Paul and comes with a certificate of authenticity, describing the type of wood and rock used in the call. Truly a one-of-a-kind turkey call.
Becky Mercier
Becky, an avid knitter for decades, focuses on bespoke knits for babies. She creates modern knitwear using carefully curated fibers that are destined to become heirloom pieces. She keeps classic styles fresh and updated, often detailed in ribbons or whimsical buttons. Becky also knits Christmas stockings, painstakingly matching patterns, colors, and yarns to continue holiday traditions as families grow. Becky is a member of several knitting groups, and she has studied under expert knitters including Nicki Epstein, Edie Eckman, Lorilee Beltman, Heather Storta, and Gwen Bortner. She has had several patterns published and has been featured in many publications.
Madison, MS
Fiber
Guild member since 2014
Maurice Milleur
Gulfport, MS
Metal (Pewter)
Jewelry
Guild member since 1987
Maurice, a master pewterer, is a native of Belgium who worked as a medical technologist before turning his pewter making hobby into a second career. He is self-taught and had no formal training in metal smithing before starting his own business, Pewter Graphic, and becoming one of the most well-known and respected pewter workers in the nation. Among his other projects and honors, Maurice produced the Ohr Private Collection, a line of pewter jewelry based on famed Gulf Coast potter George Ohr’s pottery. The proceeds from the sale of this collection went to bring Ohr’s pottery back into the Ohr Museum in Biloxi.
Maureen Missel
Maureen has been designing fuselages for 20 years and continues to enjoy doing it everyday!
Madison, MS
Glass
Member since 2024
Janice Mitchell
Clarksdale MS
Fiber
Categories: Quilts
Member since 2023
Janice learned how to quilt by imitating the patterns she saw in books at the library and on public television programming. Her ability to make functional art that brings joy to others is her greatest motivation. Janice uses upcycled clothes, fabrics from discarded projects as well as a mix of traditional cottons and synthetic fibers.
Walter Montambault
Walter Montambault
Walt was born in Munich Germany and is self taught artist that has always had an interest in mosaic glasswork. Awards he has been honored with include Mexico Beach Art and Wine Festival- 1st place and the Chimneyville Arts Festival 2019 - 1st place in Glass.
Jackson, MS
Glass
Guild member since 2013
Fellow since 2022
Jane Mullins
Jane Mullins
Jane Mullins is a long-standing member of the Mississippi Craftsmen's Guild in the mediums of stained glass and wool felting. She employs the lead method and copper foiling to create works in glass. In her wet felting and needle felting, she uses wool and silk fibers to fashion designs. Keeping alive traditional craft forms while venturing into diverse and eclectic creations is what Jane most enjoys about her works.
Raymond, MS
Glass
Guild member since 1987
Fellow since 1996
Kent Allen
Kent Allen
Enterprise, MS
Clay / Ceramics
Guild member since 1989
Kent works primarily with mid-range stoneware clay- wheel thrown, altered and hand-build additions to the basic vessel form. He uses glazes, vitreous slips, and non-fired pigments. His inspirations come from contemporary, old, and primitive art which put a spiritual aspect to his work. As far back as he can remember, he has painted, drawn, or sculpted. When he was about five, he scooped fresh cement from a road patch and quickly formed a human head. Since that time, he has gone through periods of intense work and periods of virtual hibernation. A former mental health professional and college art teacher, Kent now has more time to spend in his studio.
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.
Kit Davis Barksdale
Kit Davis Barksdale
Bay St. Louis, MS
Glass / Beader/Beadmaker: Guild member since 1997
Mixed Media / Mixed Media
Guild member since 2015
One of the founding members for the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi, Kit Davis Barksdale graduated from the University of Mississippi with a bachelor of arts in education. She continued to create art from her personal studio in Jackson and build the Guild until 1993. Just two years after this, the Craftsmen Guild asked her to be its executive director. After having to rethink her plans to build a studio on the Coast after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Barksdale discovered Mustard Seed in Jackson, a center for developmentally challenged adults, where she became the executive director in 2006. Since then she has continued producing her bead work while also helping enrich the lives of those with disabilities through art at the Mustard Seed.
Michael Bailey
Michael Bailey
Michael grew up in Mississippi, spending time many summers watching his grandfather work in his leather shop. When Michael received a woodcarving kit for Christmas in 2003, he immediately felt a connection to those days working with his grandfather, and a whole new world opened up before him. He began to consume every book he could find on the subject and taught himself the craft of woodcraft of woodcarving, using only hand tools. Michael draws his inspiration from many sources, including his upbringing in the rural south, Appalachian culture, and people he has met while riding his motorcycle or camping in the south. He’s been featured in “Catfish Alley “ and “ Mud and Magnolias” magazines. He’s also had “how to”article published in “Chip Chats” magazine. And been featured in several newspaper articles.
Columbus, MS
Wood
Guild member since 2007