Other works I’ve completed during the pandemic

This heart went to the first responders in Nova Scotia 

 

Art Hits the Wall Exhibit

 I was delighted to be a part of the Art Hits the Wall Virtual Exhibit this summer (Rughooking Guild of Nova Scotia)!  My submission was inspired by a road trip around Iceland with my eldest daughter a few years ago. The exhibit theme was “Old Properties”.  I chose a series of small out buildings that were a view from the kitchen window at a farm stay. 

 https://www.facebook.com/190374761334281/posts/1160090971029317/?extid=b8AQKnpXhzXzCZfm&d=n

The Acorn Studio

This is definitely a very different summer in the art world given we are in the midst of a global pandemic. Thus far the maritime provinces have faired well and the the maritime provinces are open to a travel bubble within New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI and Newfoundland!   Galleries are slowly and safely opening up in some cases.  I have alot of my rughookings for sale on the website for The Acorn Studio on Mountain Road in Moncton, NB They are open and also have the following website, www.theacornstudio.com

Moncton Library Board Event 100 Artists for the Moncton Library

This is my finished punch hooking and mixed fibre artwork submitted to the Moncton Library for their upcoming  fundraiser event in May 2020.  100 artists take part in the event and all art is 6x6.  My inspiration for this piece is from my daughters images she’s shared with me whilst working at a ski lodge in New Zealand. I’ve titled it LAKE OHAU.  I hope to see it in person for myself one day.  Also looking forward to the 100 Artists for the Moncton Public Library event in May!! Update, the event did not take place due to Covid-19 and I did get a chance to visit New Zealand this past winter to experience this beautiful view!! 

CMA Congres Mondial Acadien 2019

CMA 2019 will be a busy summer for exhibits!! Les Hookeuses Bor’de’lo are exhibiting at Resurgo Place in Moncton all summer long starting in May. Title of our exhibit is “cultiver son jardin interieur"  my 3 pieces (rugs) are titled A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT

The 2nd exhibit I’ll be taking part in is the 200 coussins pour mon 200ieme/200hooked cushions for my 200th

This will be a permanent exhibit of pillows from rughooking groups around the globe that will reside at the historical church in Barachois New Brunswick 

My cushion is titled LES FLEURS D'ACADIE

The corresponding vernissages for both exhibits are as follows, Resurgo Place August 16 and Historical Church Barachois August 18, 2019

Definitely the longest break from updating this Blog me thinks.  This summer season of 2017 has flown by with working at Auberge Inn Thyme in Shediac and managing to participate in a couple of group exhibits.  At the Inn I've managed guest services as well as the Inn Gallery representing local maritime area artists Lise Richard, Jules Landry, Cynthia Decoste, Bea Salsman, Pauline Bleakney, and "moi-meme" to name a few.  We also represent various local potters such as Ginette Arsenault.

The group exhibits are always a fun way to come together as artists to show our local talents to the tourist and local population alike.  The first was the celebration of Canada 150 at Notre Centre Communitaire in Grande-Digue.  My rughookings were on display as well as the works of other rughookers from our group that meets in the fall and winter months at the same community center.  We "hookeuses" demonstrated creating our art and answered questions to those who were curious as to how to go about becoming a "hookeur".   Anyone is welcome to join our group on Tuesday mornings at same community center.  Amongst the group are several well versed women on the art and history of rughooking!  Other local artists, dancers, cultures were on hand for the celebrations.  I enjoyed learning more about the Mi'kmaq First Nation culture and talking with the first female Treaty Chief Ann Mary Steele.  A purchased a beautiful hand beaded bracelet that she created.  A wonderful lunch in the way of soups representing all Canadian Provinces was served.  Well done Notre Centre volunteers.

The second group exhibit I participated in was that of the Eglise Historique de Barachois, Une Chaise - Une Histoire.  I created a chair for both the inside exhibit and outdoor exhibit from all recycled materials.  Always a fun exhibit to be a part of every summer.  Arts plein air!! Amazing work by all involved.  A must see.  This exhibit runs thru til September 25th in Barachois, New Brunswick.

Here is a photo montage of my sunflower garden in full bloom, some works at the exhibits and travels to Saugenay Lac St Jean, Quebec that is always visually inspirational.

 Outdoor exhibit, Barachois

 Blank canvases, chair exhibit prep

 My sunflowers in full bloom

 Canada 150 celebrations in Grande-Digue, NB

 Waiting on Ferry, St. Simeon, Quebec

COCK A DOODLE DOOOOOOO!

Inspired by roosters I have had in the past I translated my memories of them walking around my yard on glorious sunny days in the format of a rughooking.  I've created a 3D image leaving the crown, neck and tail of this fabric rooster fluffy so to speak.  It invokes happiness and smiles from those who have admired my fabric rooster :)

The biggest project I've worked on thus far kept me busy all summer long.  It is the vision of artist Monette Leger.   A 3D mural project at the site of the Shediac Lobster Shop depicting the early years of the business during the 1950s.  It represents two families, the Maillets and the Pellerins and the areas fishing industry.  The Maillets to this day still own the lobster shop.  All but one of the six characters represented in the mural have passed away.  The matriarch of the Maillet Family, Geneva, is the only surviving character represented.  The unveiling of this mural takes place tomorrow evening on site at the Lobster Shop at 6:30 pm.  All are welcome to attend this unique event that includes a theatrical performance of the artists who saw the mural come to fruition.  It also happens to be Geneva's 93rd birthday celebration!

Once again, I'm late in updating this blog.  It was an artful summer.  The season started off with the Hookeuses Bor'de'lo exhibit PORTADOR at the Old Church in Barachois, NB (Eglise Historique de Barachois).  The exhibit was throughout the summer months of simply amazing rughookings worked into recycled doors and windows.  A well received vernissage took place.  My rughooking was framed in an old window frame from the historical Tait House in Shediac, NB.  Titled, "HONEYMOON SUITE WITH A VIEW".

The theme of recycled doors and windows continued at the Old Church in Barachois, NB with the outdoor exhibit which is still up til the end of October. 

The Hookeuses Bor'de'lo exhibit of reproduced works of the acadien artist Claude Roussel  in rughookings was on display once again, but this time in the City of Saint John, New Brunswick at the New Brunswick Museum and Gallery.  This exhibit had been up all summer as well and was very wel received.

My rughooking, "GLIMPSE OF SEASONS PAST"

Tribute/Hommage and Town of Shediac Cultural Policy

University of Moncton Exhibit, Les Hookeuses du Bor'de'lo & Roussel

The exhibit "LES HOOKEUSES DU BOR'DE'LO & ROUSSEL" is up and running at the University of Moncton Campus, Acadien Museum/Art Gallery in Moncton, New Brunswick.  The vernissage last week was extremely well attended and received.  This exhibit is getting rave reviews in the media.  This unique and extraordinarily talented group of women have once again outdone themselves.  This exhibit is a must see.  It will be open til February 2015.

Invitation to Vernissage Les Hookeuses du Bor'de'lo et Claude Roussel

Congres Mondial Acadien 2014 Exhibit

Once again the rughooking group that I am a part of, Les Hookeuses du bor'de'lo, will be exhibiting in the upcoming Congres Mondial Acadien 2014 this August in New Brunswick, Quebec and Maine.  I will be taking part in 2 of the 3 exhibits:  "Symphonie en H Majeur" and "Roussel et Les Hookeuses".  I have interpreted Claude Roussel's work in my rug "GLIMPSE OF SEASONS PAST" using various fabrics such as wool, cotton, satin, and fleece.  Recycling fabrics makes the art of rughooking both environmentally friendly and satisfying.  Please come out to see the amazing and oh so inspiring work of this group of women and to celebrate la fete d'Acadie!

http://www.cma2014.com/en/infolettre-du-8-avril-2013/42-infolettre-article/141-hookeuses-du-bor-de-lo
   

S'ECARTENT, LES HOOKEUSES DU BOR'DE'LO EXHIBIT @ GALERIE 12, ABERDEEN CENTRE, MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK

LES HOOKEUSES DU BOR'DE'LO's latest exhibit is @ Galerie 12, Aberdeen Cultural Centre, Moncton, New Brunswick ... "S'ecartent" ... a mosaique formidable!  15 members collaborated to bring this work to fruition.  A must see exhibit ... It will be on display for the month of  February.  We had a wonderful turnout on a frigid January evening for our vernissage/opening ... merci beaucoup to all who joined us.  I will post pics of the event and the mosaique ... Next for the group is work reproducing Claude Rousells paintings for the Congres Mondial Acadien in 2014, mostly in the Edmundston area ... I will keep you up to date of this event. 

WAYYYY LONG OVERDUE FOR UPDATES, LATEST FABRIC ART CREATIONS ... RUGHOOKINGS

I clearly have been absent from my blog, just busy with "LIFE" in general. I started a part time job working with an Interior Designer, which leaves less time to create my own art, but yet allows me to be creative in helping clients choose fabrics, paints etc. I have uploaded the above pics of my latest fabric art which you can find for sale @ Artisans Village on Main Street in Moncton, New Brunswick. It is a unique locale set up in an old warehouse type building with a gallery area and artists open studios ... My "tulips" rughooking just sold last week. I had many comments on this particular rughooking. It seemed to evoke much emotion no doubt due to the fact that I finished this piece at the end of the wintery months and just prior to spring with hopes of tulips blooming in the the near future!! The latest projects for Les Hookeuses du Bor'de'lo are: an upcoming exhibit of our abstract hookings at the Dieppe Arts and Cultural Centre this fall and a contemporary mosaique (group effort) for the Galerie 12 @ the Aberdeen Cultural Centre in Moncton for the New Year 2013 ... I shall keep you posted as to when and where the vernissages will take place for both "unveilings". I hope everyone is taking in all that summer has to offer. I took in a long weekend of camping with my family on PEI of late. Its always great to feel ones feet in the "squeaky" red sand of the island and to consume some the scrumptious fresh seafood.

The Boston Media

The "Hookers" of New Brunswick


by Shirley Moskow (Independent), Nov-16-11 Crafts
Textile Arts








Rug hooking has a long history as a traditional domestic craft, but about twenty women from the Canadian province of New Brunswick have put a new spin on it. They practice rug hooking as a contemporary art form.

They call themselves Les Hookeuses du Bor’de’lo or, wryly, “The Hookers,” and use the age-old rug hooking technique to create unique mats, tapestries, and wall hangings. Their designs range from the realistic to the abstract. Their palette runs the gamut from pale ivory to vibrant blues and crimson. Their choice of such materials as metal is sometimes unorthodox. Like other 21st century artists, they refuse to be confined by past practices.

Each year, the hookers -- many are professional women: nurses, teachers, a school principal, a costume designer, etc. -- choose a theme that all work on at their regular meetings. Each interprets the theme in her own project, which represents between 300 and 600 hours of work. Their work is now so popular that art centers and museums exhibit their work.

The Saint John Museum recently exhibited “Divine Fenêtres… Sâcrées Hookeuses!” (Divine Windows…Sacred Hookers). Inspired by the stained glass windows of Acadian Peninsula churches, the group chose as their theme the cultural/religious heritage of the Acadians. Travelers exploring the beaches along the Acadian Peninsula in the province’s northeast corner may wish to stop at the churches to see the windows that inspired the hookers. Although all of this year's works take the form of church windows, all are different.

An art educator and professional artist whose art has been shown around the world, Gisèle Léger-Drapeau’s multi-media wall hanging is based on a church window in Caraquet. Her ambitious composition features a border of jet beads that frames an image of Christ with a crown of thorns fashioned from iron wire. “A rich array of techniques and mediums keeps me constantly motivated and heightens my creativity.” She says. “I welcome artistic challenges.”

Linda Corbin of Shédiac likes the challenge of giving new life to an old tradition by using recycled materials. She says, it is “a noble way of savoring the adventure that is creativity.” Her window from a church in Lemèque shows an intricate border framing three vertical panels. The center panel shows the standing silhouette of Mary praying. “Rug hooking is a way to express my emotions well beyond words,” she says. It elevates her into a meditative state which transports me into my imagination.”

A University of Moncton graduate, Line Godbout retired from a career in the federal government and immersed herself in the arts. Her rug is a classic design of a dove flying above a cross and two fishes beneath it. She is the cultural manager for the group and is proud to “participate in the transmission of this great heritage of our ancestors.”

Annie Richard’s love of color is evident in her rug’s rich red and beautiful abstract design. Since she started to hook 13 years ago, she has made more than 600 rugs and a large tapestry, many featuring her interest in landscapes, wharves and outdoor scenes. A lifelong gardener, she says, “flowers provide a rich source of inspiration for my designs.”

“Textiles offer interesting creative possibilities,” says Lynn Losier of Moncton, who prefer to use natural fibers. “I choose with care when it comes to the colors and textures that will shape my hooked rugs.” Her pale beige and ivory rendering of the church in Saint-Isadore where her parents were married reconnects tradition with a surprisingly modern work.

Photo by Richard Moskow.


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Check out this article, proud of my fellow hookers in our group Les Hookeuses du Bor' de' lo ... Nice to know that there is recognition of our group in other countries!!

Vernissage at Capitol Theatre, Les Hookeuses du Bor'de'lo

LONG OVERDUE FOR UPDATING BLOG ...

I have been very slack in updating my blog! Where does time go??? I did a bit of painting in the fall to replace art at Resto MaGiCo in Shediac. One of the paintings I have since sent to a friend, Michelle, in Toronto ... she saw it on facebook and fell in love with it (Lady in Blue)! I have also been working away on a 36 x 36 abstract rughooking and silmultaneously hibernating. We have had a wicked winter in terms of snow storms. They just kept coming one after the other. We hit record highs for snowfall accumulation in this area for the month of February. It was hard getting around and traveling the roads, which in turn meant that I was forced to stay put and work away at my rughooking!! This will be in an exhibit with "Les Hookeuses du Bor 'de 'lo" at the Capital Theatre, Moncton this coming July and August. I will post pics when I complete the rug as I am 3/4 way done! The days that we could venture out on the roads I managed to take in some skiing with the kids ... March Break is coming to a close and with that brings sunshine and melting temps!!

Summer Art, latest rughooking and journal project

Summer is in full swing and taking in all that it has to offer here in the beautiful Maritimes! Spending as much time outside as possible with my children and therefore not getting as much done in the Art department! However, I did manage to finish off a rughooking that I had been working on most of the winter months. My children and I prepared another series of journals for the Ronald McDonald House in Halifax and delivered these in July. I presented the journal project to the Ronald McDonald House a few years ago and most generous local artists also participated! I am off to Ontario and Quebec to be inspired by their beautiful landscapes ... perhaps the outcome of my travels this summer will transfrom into some artform this coming winter ...