Dorothy McGuinness is a “2008 Art in the Round Contest” participant.
Watercolor paper, acrylic paint, waxed linen, baskets by Dorothy McGuinness (copyright Dorothy McGuinness)
Artist’s 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. I have been weaving for 21 years.
Artistic Resume:
- June 2008, Certificate in Fiber Arts, University of Washington Extension, Seattle, Washington.
- 1987- Present, I have taken over 200 classes and workshops with local, national, and international, basket and fiber teachers, including: Jiro Yonezawa, Margaret Mathewson, Holly Churchill, Sally Goymer, Jackie Abrams, Keiko Takedo, VladimirYarich, Shuna Rendel, Arline Fisch, John Garret, Nina Kiijakima, Jo Stealy, Eva Seidenfaden.
Selected Exhibitions -
- 2008 - ”Fabulous Fiber”. Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, New Jersey.
- 2008 – “Beyond Basketry”, Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens Ohio, traveling show through 2010.
- 2008 – “Small Expressions 2008″, Convergence 2008, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida.
- 2008 – “River of Grass”, Convergence 2008, Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida
- 2008 – “Parrots, Peacocks, and Palms”, Convergence 2008, Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida
- 2008 – “Salsa y Salsa”, Convergence 2008, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida
- 2008 – Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, 2 person show with Mimi Williams, South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, Washington.
- 2008 – “Mesmerism”, Bellevue Community College Art Gallery, 3 person show, Bellevue, Washington,
- 2008 – “29th Annual Contemporary Craft”, Mesa Contemporary Craft, Mesa, Arizona.
- 2007 - ”The 5th Cheongju International Craft Competition”, Cheongju City, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea.
- “2007 Craft Biennial: A Biennial Review of NW Art & Craft”, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, Oregon.
- 2007 – “ANA 35″, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana.
- 2007 – “A Twist on Tradtion”, Artisans Center of Virginia, Waynesboro, Virginia.
- 2007 – “Pulp Function”, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, Massachusetts, traveling show through 2009
- 2007 – Blue Heron Gallery, 3 person show, Vashon Island, Washington.
- 2007 – “Handcrafted”, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
- 2007 – “28th Annual Contemporary Craft”, Mesa Contemporary Craft, Mesa, Arizona.
- 2006 – “Waves of Tradition “, Northeast Basketry Guild, Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
- 2006 – “Fiber Arts Festival”, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, Washington.
- 2006 – “The Art of Craft”, B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, New York.
- 2006 – “Crafts National 40″, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
- 2006 – “Fiber Art: Cutting Edge Grandeur: Multimedia Fiber Art Exhibit”, Convergence 2006, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- 2006 – “Great Lengths: Yardage”, Convergence 2006, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- 2006 – “Small Expressions 2006″, Convergence 2006, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- 2006 – “Basketry International”, National Basketry Organization, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, Ohio.
- 2006 – “17th Annual Teapot Show”, A. Houberbocken, Inc, Cudahy, Wisconsin.
- 2006 – “Handcrafted”, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
- 2005 – “30th Annual Exhibition”, Eastside Association of Fine Arts, Bellevue, Washington.
- 2005 – “The Art of Fine Craft National Juried Exhibition”, Elder Gallery, Nebraska Weslayan University, Lincoln, Nebraska.
- 2005 – “Visions in Textiles”, From Tradition to Textile Art/Design of Tomorrow, 13th European Textile Network, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir State Art and Sculpture Museum, Izmer, Turkey.
- 2005 – “1st International, Traditional and Designer Basketry Competition Pinolere 2005″, Pinolere Ethnographic Museum. Pinolere, La Orotava, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
- 2005 – “Fiber Directions 2005″, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, Kansas
- “2005 Craft Biennial: A Biennial Review of NW Art & Craft”, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, Oregon.
- 2005 – “Baskets, Reviewed”, ArtCentric, Corvallis, Oregon.
Selected Awards
- 2008 – “1st Place”, “River of Grass”, Convergence 2008, Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida
- 2008 – “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
- 2007 – “Jurors Award”, “28th Annual Contemporary Craft”, Mesa Contemporary Craft, Mesa, Arizona.
- 2007 – “3rd Place”, “Handcrafted”, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
- 2006 – “Grand Champion”, Western Washington State Fair, Basketry, Master/Professional Division, Puyallup, Washington.
- 2006 – “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.
- 2005 – “Grand Champion”, Western Washington State Fair, Basketry, Master/Professional Division, Puyallup, Washington.
- 2005 – “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.
- 2004 – “Award of Merit”, Crafts National 38, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Zoller Gallery, Penn Sate University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
Collections
- Anacortes Arts Festival, Permanent Art Collection, Anacortes, Washington.
- Janet & Carl Eskridge, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Jane & Dr. William Bremner, Seattle, Washington
Selected Bibliography
- “Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot”, Vol. 38, no.4, issue 149, Fall 2007, Handweavers Guild of America.
- 500 Handmade Dolls, Lark Books
- “Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot”, Vol. 38, no.1, issue 149, Winter 2007, Handweavers Guild of America.
- Emerging Artist 2007 Calendar, month of November.
- “Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot”, Vol. 37, no.4, issue 148, Fall 2006, Handweavers Guild of America.
- “Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot”, Vol. 37, no.2, issue 146, Spring 2006, Handweavers Guild of America.
- 500 Baskets, Lark Books.
- The 2006 Sedrat Arts Calendar, month of April.
- “Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot”, Vol. 36, no.4 , issue 144, Fall 2005, Handweavers Guild of America.
- Teapots, Makers and Collectors, Dona Z. Meilach.
- “Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot”, Vol. 36, no.2, issue 142, Spring 2005, Handweavers Guild of America.
- “Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot”, Vol. 35, no. 4, issue 140, Fall 2004, Handweavers Guild of America.
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