2004 – Entwined Vessel with Root Handle has won the Handweavers Guild of America Award at Convergence 2004 in Denver, Colorado!

“A work by Joan Carrigan from her Entwined Series received the HGA Award. This work was utterly charming. Originally a more experimental or contemporary work was considered for the award; however, after spending time walking through the exhibit and looking at the works, I realized that the restraint and subtlety employed by the artist was responsible for a powerful work that remained in the mind and heart much longer than those which offered a greater initial response.”