Card Artist of the Month

Doreen Kinkade

Doreen first became involved in the art world in 1974 when she enrolled in adult art education classes in Ontario, California. Under the guidance of her talented teacher, Dee Cole, she was introduced to a wide range of art forms. Over the next three years, Doreen studied batik, offloom weaving, fabric collage, and slab pottery.

In 1991, while living in Iowa and with her husband John deployed in Desert Storm, Doreen discovered reed basket weaving. This medium became a lasting passion, and she now teaches basket weaving to adults at the Mesquite Fine Arts Center. She especially enjoys working with students who believe they “can’t do that,” and finds it deeply rewarding to see their pride as they leave with a beautifully finished basket.

Doreen and John moved to Mesquite in 2003, where she reconnected with pottery through the Mesquite Fine Arts Gallery. She remains an active potter and volunteers regularly in the Pottery Studio. In addition to basket weaving and pottery, Doreen enjoys art quilting, and her most recent creative pursuit is designing original greeting cards.