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.
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 at Whiting Mills in Winsted, Connecticut, where she has a working studio which is open to the public Saturdays 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sundays from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, and Monday - Friday by chance or by appointment. Unless away at a show! All are cordially invited to visit! For an appointment, please call 860.309.6934.
Tina's next two upcoming shows are Spring Open Studios at Whiting Mills in Winsted, Connecticut, on April 29 and 30, and the May Market Benefit Event at the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, CT, on May 6 and 7.
See the Upcoming Shows section of this website for information about other future craft events where you can meet Tina and experience her work.
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.
To make a purchase, commission a piece, arrange a demonstration, or just ask a question, Contact Tina.