Show & Tell - January 2009
The covered bridge
Designed by Maud Lewis and
hooked by Marion Hood
This is a rug hooking pattern from a Maud Lewis painting, purchased from Highland Heart Hooking School, N.S.
The scene
reminds me of River John, Nova Scotia, 100 years ago
and of the covered bridge and my grandfather Murray M.D, making calls in his
sleigh and Trixie, his horse.
Hooked in # 4
and # 6 . The sparkly snow is a skein of mohair and wool, acrylic and nylon
(sparkle)
Pond Hockey Club
Designed and Hooked by Alice Hamilton
The idea behind
the picture came from 3 sources. My great nephew Alex was learning to skate and
spent a lot of time laying flat on the ice, refusing to get up. Can you find
him in the picture? You're right. He is the one flat on his tummy.
The second
source was an article I read in Canadian Geographic Magazine about pond hockey
tournaments in New Brunswick. That triggered a memory of my father
cleaning the snow off a section of the river at our farm so that my sister and
I could skate. The end result came together in this winter scene. It is
done in # 3 and # 4 cut wool with some white yarn for highlights on the snow in
the foreground on a linen background.
Autumn Chrysanthemum
Designed and Hooked by Lois Morris
I had been thinking about hooking this
girl for a while and last year I set about putting her on paper. The
first few drawings were not quite what I wanted. In fact I had the whole thing
on my rug warp and she looked at me and I don't like my surroundings. So
I changed them along with her dress. I made it longer added the coat
instead of the scarves I had around her neck and took her off the flagstone
patio and put her where she is today. She has an Eurasian look to her and
I had a Chinese friend name her in Chinese, I do not have the where with all to
write the Chinese figures on the computer but the translation is "Autumn
Chrysanthemum" (a Chinese girls name). I feel it fits her perfectly.
Magic at Night
Designed and Hooked by Maria Margarita
Romero
Volcanoes are one of the most amazing wonders of nature that I
have ever seen in my life. I went several times to Costa Rica where I visited Arenal
Volcano, which is one of the most active in the world. Feeling the power of
nature has always been an incredible experience.
During the day, I saw this giant throw ashes and rocks. By night I
saw its lava flows, I heard its roar and I felt the ground tremor.
I used number 6 cut and some number 3. I used new and
recycled wool and a little of acrylic for the lava, and I have chosen a two
color whipping: blue lavender for the sky and brown for the earth.
Lois Morris has dyed the wool for the background.
This piece is part of a series of world's volcanoes.
