Jane Green's Art

The Jamestown Rug Hookers

I really enjoyed teaching in Smithfield, Virginia this last weekend. There were some great rug hookers creating gorgeous rugs. Here are a few of them.

This is Linda Stewart. She designed her own wide cut floral wall hanging of a single peony and it was absolutely gorgeous. If you click on the picture you'll see the center is prodded with yellow and hot orange colors. I can't wait to see the finished work of art!

On the right is Jean Knowlton. Jean organized the weekend and did a fabulous job. She is hooking a design by Claire Murray but in a traditional manner with woolen fabric strips.

This final picture is a rug hooked by Judy Williams. If you look very closely you will see water lilies floating under the bridge. The lily is pixelated and the leaves are done as baby proddy shapes.  If you don't understand this, buy my new book, Hooked Pictorial Rugs available in October. Amazon has it up as a pre-order right now!

Thank you Everyone! Thank you for the pictures that have rolled in!!!!!

 I received so many pictures yesterday taken at my solo show. Thank you for coming. I was overwhelmed!   I am sorry I didn't have more time to talk to each of you for at least an hour!  Click on the pictures and they will get larger.

I couldn't have done it without the support of my husband Don!   He knows now how much fun it can be to be married to a hooker!!!!..... rug hooker that is!!!!

To the right is my best friend, Susan McDonald standing beside her painting. Susan was my neighbor when I lived in Severna Park and I miss her. She is from Boston like me and paaks her caaa. I miss her dialect every day!!!!!

Here I am with Kim and Gordon... they are angels on earth!

 

 

I don't know what was happening on the stair case. Lorraine is one of my favorite students and will be a great rug maker. Maybe I was telling her to pull her loops up a little higher!!!!!

David Herron caught me in about 20 different poses as I gave my talk. I had a touch of a cold sent back with me from Ireland so had to wave wildly to make a point!!!! My biggest point---- art is a need not a want. I'm a crazy addicted artist who paints every day and makes rugs at night!

This is Kim, Gordon, Irene, and me. Irene is a wonderful painter and fine ceramic artist. I wish we could share a studio! I love being around her.

Finally--- Our great friend Carol and Don must have been listening to me talk.    Love you all!

Quiet Waters Art Opening

Thank you to all of you attending the opening of my show on Sunday!   I was overwhelmed by the number of friends  who came. I am sorry I couldn't spend an hour with each of you! I loved bringing both sides of my art together-- rug hooking and watercolors!   Here are a few pictures and more to come!

My Solo Show of Rugs and Paintings opens at Quiet Waters Gallery

  If you live in the greater Washington area please stop by Quiet Waters Galleries in Annapolis to see my show of watercolors and hooked rugs/ wall hangings. The hours are 9 am- 4pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and 10 am - 4 pm on Saturday and Sundays.

    This is an unusual combination of art mediums. I started as a rug hooker but fell in love with watercolor along the way. I paint early in the day-- sometimes at 5 am. I  teach and write and dye wool during the middle part of the  day, and hook rugs in the evening.  I find both mediums relaxing and challenging. Painting has made me a better fiber artist, and my earlier experience designing rugs contributed greatly to my ability to learn to paint. 

In these pictures-- The painting of Hibiscus on the left side inspired the large rug hanging on the right. Below-- The Morning Glory rug inspired the painting to the left.  When they hang side by side they look like they belong together.

 

More Ireland

I didn't go far without my sketchbook. Here I am chasing some very big ducks!

I may have taken 200 pictures of windows. Isn't' t this wonderful?

  I made friends in the local pub  in Bally Shannon. The Guinness was lovely!!!

I bought a new hat to add to my collection. Yes, the Irish coffee was brilliant!

We traveled with a great group of people from all over the world. It was a wonderful vacation. In two years I return with a group of painters. Let me know if you want to come!!!!!

A Grand Trip to Ireland!!!!

 I adore Ireland. I am a citizen of the country through my mother and grandmother. I have visited many times but this visit was to introduce the country to my husband who is also descended from Irish ancestor's who lived in Dublin.  Here are a few pictures. This beautiful landscape is in County Mayo in a region called Connemara.

Most people think of Ireland as a poor country but it is now the richest European nation. They have suffered from the recent recession but still are referred to as the "Celtic Tiger."

This is a traditional cottage with a thatched roof on the Aran Islands. Unfortunately they are disappearing fast. I Love this photo. Even in the few years since I have been back big changes have taken place in the country.

The villages are colorful. This is Kenmare on the outer edgee of the Ring Of Kerry. You can be sure I will be painting or hooking this village this year!

  There is no rug hooking in Ireland and believe me I have searched for it!    There is lots of felting. This is a basket of felted pins. I wanted to buy the entire basket but I settled for one!

This is me and my husband Don  on a boat in Killary Harbor. This is ireland's only fjord. It was a beautiful afternoon.

This picture was taken at a pub in Clifton. Can you see the musician in the background. We had a ball listening to traditional music everywhere we went.

You all know I love sheep. I was born in the wrong century!!!    was able to get up close and personal with these guys!

Can you believe this traffic jam!!!!!   I love it.