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 ...

VERNISSAGE AT CURIO ANTIQUES GALLERY

All are welcome to attend the Vernissage/Art Opening at the new Gallery at Curio Antiques in Shediac Cape this coming Thursday, May 20th at 5 pm. I have three of my rughookings at this gallery. Curio Antiques is located at: 3367 Route 134 Shediac Cape, New Brunswick. For those of you who know the area it is between Gilbert's Corner and the Shediac Cape School!