Tina's Baskets and Woven Art

AMERICAN MASTER WEAVER TINA PUCKETT is a self-taught artist who has been weaving since 1981. Tina is much influenced by the bittersweet vine that grows locally in the northwest corner of Connecticut where she lives. The character of each piece of vine literally dictates what form each basket, bowl, wall sculpture or piece of furniture will take. As Tina then applies her imagination and sense of color to the structural form and to the weaving, indescribably dynamic and colorful works of art emerge. Tina's study of set design in college developed her understanding of both color and construction. She has created her own weaving technique, which she calls "Dimensional Weaving" in which she lays down layer upon layer of reeds of different colors to produce multi-hued, richly-textured, highly dimensional woven sculpture. When it comes to accomplishments, Tina would like for her audience to find her woven arts to be interesting, unusual, intriguing and up lifting. Tina's works have been exhibited in museums, art galleries, libraries and at art and craft show events both nationally and internationally. Her work has also been featured in magazines, newspapers, books and on television.