Residence

Everett, WA, Snohomish

Place of Birth

Renton, WA, King

Personal Statement

Traditional American and Native American styles have influenced my work and my choice of materials. This in turn dictated the styles of baskets I began weaving. Using many traditional and native materials such as cedar and cherry bark, sweet grass and spruce roots, I studied basket weaving techniques that have been handed down through the centuries. After studying extensively with Jiro Yonezawa, I became proficient in making Japanese-style baskets using their established weaving methods.

After taking a seminar on weaving with watercolor paper it quickly became my medium of choice. I have since combined my knowledge of traditional bamboo techniques with the paper techniques I learned. Starting with the traditional basket starts and weaves, I bring my own innovations to the process, using papers that I hand-paint to create baskets with more flexible properties.

What most attracts me to using paper and paint for weaving is the ability to play with color and pattern. I enjoy exploring the interplay of weaving, color and patterns in new sculptural pieces. I continue to experiment with various weaving methods and techniques to see where they will take me and the woven form.

Awards and Honors

Grants

2008

Northeast Basketmakers Guild, Founders Scholarship.

2007

Northwest Basket Weavers - Vi Phillips Basketry Guild Grant.

"1st Place", "River of Grass", Convergence 2008, Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida

"Handweavers Guild of America Award", "Living with Beauty, Handwoven Textiles for the Home", Pikes Peak Weavers Guild, Manitou Springs, Colorado.

2007

"2008 Niche Award Finalist", Decorative Fiber Category, American Craft

"Jurors Award", "28th Annual Contemporary Craft", Mesa Contemporary Craft, Mesa, Arizona.

"3rd Place", "Handcrafted", Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

2006

"Grand Champion", Western Washington State Fair, Basketry, Master/Professional Division, Puyallup, Washington.

"Arts Alive! Iris McLaughlin Memorial Ward", "Base Camp Juried Art Exhibition", King County Fair, Enumclaw, Washington.

2005

"Handweavers Guild of America Award", Western Washington State Fair, Puyallup, Washington.

"Grand Champion", Western Washington State Fair, Basketry, Master/Professional Division, Puyallup, Washington.

"Most Innovative Use of Fiber Award", Kitsap Weavers Guild, Color Me, Colour You! Weavers Conference, Association of Northwest Weavers Guild, Tacoma, Washington

2004

"2nd Place", Mountain Majesty, Convergence 2004 Denver - Fiber With an Altitude, Handweavers Guild of America, Denver, Colorado.

"Award of Merit", Crafts National 38, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Zoller Gallery, Penn Sate University, University Park, Pennsylvania.

2003

"Handweavers Guild of America Award", Western Washington State Fair, Puyallup, Washington.

"Grand Champion", Western Washington State Fair, Basketry, Master/Professional Division, Puyallup, Washington.

2002

"Grand Champion", Western Washington State Fair, Basketry, Master/Professional Division, Puyallup, Washington.

2001

"Purchase Award", Art at the Port, Anacortes Arts Festival Juried Art Show, Anacortes, Washington.

Contact Information

dmcguinn@hotmail.com

Artist's Website

http://dmcguinn.artfaceoff.com/