About the Artist
I love the combination that can be created by joining hooking and braiding in one rug - the colors, designs, and textures of the wool compliment both mediums. So much beautiful wool is available, whether woven, dyed, or overdyed, and the possibilities are endless.
One to two rows of braiding can frame a hooked piece nicely or switching back and forth between hooking and braiding several times in the same rug - and even leaving "holes" - adds interest and texture.The hooking is padded to be the same thickness as the braiding and will last for many years on the floor or wall. |
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Awards
Peoples Choice Award
Valley Forge Rug Braiding Guild
2011
People's Choice Award "Flower Braids"
Valley Forge Rug Braiding Guild
2010
People's Choice Award "Sauder Village"
Mixed Media
2010
Viewers Choice Award: "Making Peace with Snow" and "The Greeting"
Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild
Hooked in the Mountains Show
Shelburne Museum
November 2009
Viewers Choice Award
Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild
Hooked in the Mountains Show
Shelburne Museum
November 2008
Rug Hooking Magazine
(link to online copy)
March, April, May 2009 Issue
Article titled “Hooking with Braid”
by Kris McDermet
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Viewers Choice Winner
( 1 of 11) at the Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild annual rug show at the Shelburne Museum: 2007
Rug Hooking Magazine
Nov./Dec. 2006 issue. Article by Anne-Marie Littenberg titled “Celebrating International Holidays with Mats and Music”.
INK-a newsletter for rug braiders
Jan 2007
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Present Exhibits
Farnsworth Art Museum
16 Museum Street
Rockland, ME 04841
www.farnsworthmuseum.org
Crosman Gallery
September 24, 2011 – February 05, 2012
The second textile show at the Farnsworth to feature the technique of rug hooking, Beyond Rugs!, curated by Mildred Cole Peladeau and Farnsworth Assistant Curator Jane Bianco, will examine the art of hooking in recent times. A design by the innovative modernist, Marguerite Zorach, will introduce selections of artists from throughout the country who set the pace today with hook and fiber.
The exhibition Beyond Rugs! is made possible by a grant from The Coby Foundation, Ltd
The primary media sponsor of Beyond Rugs! is Maine Home + Design
I have one rug in this show-"Peaceful and Quiet Offerings"
Recent Exhibits
Shelburne Museum
Shelburne, Vermont
Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild
Hooked in the Mountains Rug Show
2004, 2005, 2006. 2007, 2008, 2009
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