About Tina
Master weaver Tina Puckett is a self-taught artist who has been
weaving since 1981.
Her imagination and sense of color has influenced her to create contemporary sculptural art forms that are indescribably dynamic and colorful.
Tina is influenced by natural materials grown locally in the northwest corner of Connecticut. Her favorite is bittersweet. The character of this vine literally dictates to her what form a basket or sculpture shall take.
In addition Tina mixes her own dyes. Her strong sense of color shows in the subtle use of dyed reeds to effect a more exquisite piece. Ultimately, a bit of “love” slips into the weaving of each piece . . . never to be retrieved.
Tina's works have been exhibited at museums, art galleries, libraries and craft shows — including the Slater Mill Museum in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and the Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2003 in Korea, where Tina won the Honorable Mention award in basketry. Tina is a member of the Gallery on the Green Canton Artists' Guild in Canton, CT, where some of her works are shown.
Her woven works have also been featured in magazines, newspapers and on television— including Yankee Travel, Prime Time Connecticut, Weekend in New England, The Country Magazines, the Pawtucket Times, The Slater Trader Newspapers, and the NBC PAX TV Sunday Morning Show. Much more detailed information in this regard is available under the Press link in this website.
Tina lives and works in Winsted, Connecticut, where she has a studio which is open to the public by appointment only. All are cordially invited to visit! For an appointment, please call 860.309.6934.
Tina's next four shows are in the state of Florida: at the Osceola Art Festival in Kissimmee, Florida, February 11 & 12; at Lovers Fine Art & Craft at the Spring in Warm Mineral Springs, Florida, February 15 & 16; at Art for All Seasons at the Spring in Warm Mineral Springs, Florida, February 29 & March 1; and at the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts in Tampa, Florida, March 3 & 4, 2012. See the Upcoming Shows section of this website for information about other future craftshows where you can meet Tina and experience her woven works. Tina's work can also be found and purchased at Surroundings Furniture and Design in Northfield, New Jersey, at Yarn LLC, in Westville, Connecticut, and at Calypso Twist in Walnut Creek, California.
Creations by Tina available for immediate purchase are displayed in the pages of this website organized under the categories of Baskets, Woven Bowls, Wallhangers, Sculptures, Furniture, Flowers, and Landscapes.
Tina very much welcomes commissions. In addition to items available for immediate purchase, this website also includes images of many of Tina's sold creations — organized under the same product-categories as are the items for immediate purchase. Tina invites you to browse the product-category sections of this website and imagine the woven work you'd like to have. She'll make you that piece! To see examples of commissioned pieces Tina has made based on originals, see the Commission a Piece page of this website.
Tina is also available to do weaving demonstrations and to teach her various weaving techniques. She will be teaching a Basket Weaving Workshop at the West Hartford Art League, in West Hartford, CT, on Sunday, January 22, 2012.
To make a purchase, commission a piece, arrange a demonstration or lessons, or just ask a question, Contact Tina.