More Show Rugs...St. Henri Exhibit 2010

 

Garden Trellis

Designed by Judith Dallegret and Claire Molson

Hooked by Claire Molson

 

 Garden Rug

Designed and Hooked by Kathleen Menzies

 

Sultry Night

Adaptation of A Painting by Mr. Meloche

Hooked by Maureen Meloche

The Show Must Go On...St. Henri Exhibit 2010

Squirrel - Pillow

Designed and Hooked by Mayumi Takahashi

Follow The Guide - Pillow

Designed by Di Franza Designs

Hooked by Christiane Lavoie

 Geometric Cushion

Designed and Hooked/Prodded by Terry Ballantyne

Hampden - Pillow

Designed by J.McGown Flynn

Hooked by Rosemary Daisy Sylvestre

Primitive Flowers - Pillow

Designed by Tara Darr

Punch Hooked by Mary Guay

And Then There Was More....St.Henri Exhibit 2010

Red Padula - Chair Pad

Designed and Hooked by Lin Watson

Rose Stool Pad

Designed and Hooked by Lin Watson

Spirals - Chair Pad

Designed and Hooked By Lin Watson

Padula - Chair Pad

Designed and Hooked by Lin Watson

Floral Hand Bag

Designed by Karen Kahle

Hooked by Marie Andrèe Vèzina

Roses Carpet Bag

Designed by Jane Olson and Gene Sheperd

Hooked by Yanick Duchesne

Show Continues....St.Henri Exhibit 2010

Antique Rose - Chair Pad

Adaptation of Design by Karen Kahle

Punch Hooked by Jocelyn Guindon

Cape Breton Fishing Boat - Brick Cover

Designed and Hooked by Jocelyn Guindon

Floral Teapot - Chair Pad

Designed and Hooked by Jocelyn Guindon

Cape Breton Lighthouse - Brick Cover

Designed and Hooked by Jocelyn Guindon

OM - Chair Pad

Designed by Tony Latham

Punch Hooked by Jocelyn Guindon

Sacha The Cat - Brick Cover

Designed by Di Franza Designs

Hooked by Jocelyn Guindon

More....St.Henri Exhibit 2010

Our vintage sign made by hand to look old.

La Mer à L'Estaque

Adaptation of Painting by Paul Cezanne

Hooked by Jocelyn Guindon

Fleur

Designed by 3HDesigns

Hooked by Lucie Geneviève Lambert

Main Street

Designed by Rittermere Hurst Field

Hooked by Jeanne Osler

Sunshine Makes Me Happy

Designed by Marja Walker, Primco, House of Price

Hooked by Tony Latham

Razzmatazz
Designed and Hooked by Lin Watson

And The Show Goes On...St.Henri Exhibit 2010

Primitive Flowers 2

Designed by Tara Darr

Hooked by Mary Guay

Ma Famille en Kilim

Designed and Hooked by Yanick Duchesne

Fleurs, style Naif

Designed by Tara Darr

Hooked by Lucie Geneviève Lambert

Kilim: Histoire de Sophie et Yogi

Designed and Hooked by Jocelyn Guindon

La Ferme Morgan

Designed and Hooked by Yanick Duchesne

The Show Continues...St. Henri Exhibition 2010

Hands Around The Hearth

Designed and Hooked By Carolyn Mungall

Vines and Roses

Designed by Mary Ruelle

Hooked by Rosemary Daisy Sylvestre

Three Teddy Bears

Designed and Hooked by Mayumi Takahashi

Jacobean Flower Rug

Designed and Hooked by Carolyn Mungall

Dépanneur

(Corner Store)

Designed and Hooked by Maureen Meloche

St. Henri Rug Show 2010 Continues...

My Davey

Designed and Hooked by Maureen Rowe

Dreamscape

Designed and Hooked by Terry Ballantyne

Dog Days of Summer

Designed and Hooked by Terry Ballantyne

Sheep

Designed by Signe Anderson

Adaptation and Locker Hooked by Margaret Brown

Four Hearts

Designed and Punch Hooked by Margaret Brown

And One More Makes Three - Hooked Rug Collection

This is my treasured collection of hooked rug ART by Françoise Vézina-Gagnon. I am SO excited to have acquired the 3rd piece of textile art by one of my favorite rug hooking artists. I have been lusting after the larger piece entitled " Village de Saint-François, Ile d'Oréans" ever since I first saw it. Now, everyday when I come home and see the "village" I feel the excitement of its' beauty. You can easily see why Françoise's work takes my breath away. Click on the photo for a better look. The smaller piece to the left is entitled "Chapelle de Procession Ste. Famille". The piece above the village is entitled "Vieille maison l' ile d'orleans vers 1930".

Here are three more recent pieces of hooked rug ART by Françoise, exhibited at the recent 2010 Exhibition of the St. Henri Rug Hookers.

La Maison Sous Les Arbres

Hooked and Designed by Françoise Vézina-Gagnon

Inspired by painter Marc-Auèle Fortin

Les Patates, Argentenay, Ile d'Orleans

Hooked and Designed by Françoise Vézina-Gagnon

Harvesting potatoes in Argentenay, Saint François, de l'Ile d'Orleans 1930

Le Roi du Clocher et Les Croix de Chemin

Hooked and Designed by Françoise Vézina-Gagnon

On top of steeples we find roosters all along the road that circles the Island.

The road is 42 miles long.

What to Do With All Those Cut Strips of Wool......

What to do with all those cut strips of wool...Here is a wonderful idea from my Mom. She did a sort of variation of an inch mat. The count is 6 loops for the outside square, 4 loops for the middle line, and then 2 loops for the inside little square. Then the black or dark grid line surrounds it all. Make it as big or small as you wish. Here is a finished mat. Enjoy!

Here is another version without the grid lines.

These little scrap mats were designed and hooked by Lois Latham.

Tiffany Exhibit At Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

 

We finally made time today to get to see the exhibit on Tiffany glass at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Click here Tiffany Exhibit to see the museum website and some photos and video from the exhibit.

The colors are to 'dye' for - really. The vibrant color is spectacular. I was amazed by the texture in the stained glass - totally unexpected. The Dragonfly lamp that you see in the poster is exquisite and the Cobweb lamp is mind blowing. The exhibit runs through to May 2nd, 2010 - not to be missed. Enjoy!

Happy Spring Everyone!

My Kilim So Far...

 

My progress on my Kilim has been slow, but steady. I am a very slow hooker, especially when I am using a # 5 cut. The traditional symbols found in Kilim rugs and carpets have meanings which have been passed down from one generation to the next.

"The patterns and motifs on kilim rugs have a symbolic language. Thus, many symbolic, iconic or indexical motifs (signs) on kilim rugs can help transfer the cultural data of that time to the present day, therefore kilims are media of transferring cultural heredity as well." (Assist. Prof. PhD. Nurdan Taflk›ran - Kocaeli University, Faculty of Communication, Radio, Cinema & TV Dept., Turkey.) 

This "Red" panel represents me.

Here is an iconic figure of a man that represents me. Above me is an icon which symbolizes my hands, used to create the rugs that I make.

 

Above the hand is an icon of a cross which symbolizes my connection to my spirituality, and my yoga practice (mind/body/soul). 

Here are two more two crosses, one stylized as a flower which relates to my spiritual connection to the earth and my garden and flowers and the other a more traditional representation of a cross which represents for me my profession in the health care field.