It was a terrific show. It was so great seeing many of you who attended.
Happy Thanksgiving!!! I'll see you at the start of the winter term in February. I am ready for a rest after the crazy year of 2009!
Keep your eyes on my web-sites www.rugandwool.comand www.paintpencil.com for class information and a new rug hooking and negative painting video coming up in about 2 weeks!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 at the SHERATON ANNAPOLIS FROM 10-6 The Sheraton is right across form the Annapolis Mall. I will have a booth and will be selling and exhibiting my paintings. This is a great place to do some Christmas shopping. Go to http://www.alsinfo.org and scroll down to see information about the 55 artists participating. This is a wonderful event to benefit people suffering from Lou Gehrig's Disease. I hope to see you there!
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!
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!
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.
My Painting, Two Hearts was accepted in the Maryland Hall Biennial Exhibition of watercolors by the Annapolis Watercolor Club here in Annapolis, Maryland. The exhibit runs until April 19 and is located on the second floor, Chaney Gallery. The Annapolis watercolor's site is www.annapoliswatercolorclub.org
This painting is a good example of negative painting which I love.
Thanks to all of you who came by my booth on Sunday and supported the ALS Foundation. Put it on your calendar for next year-- November 22, 2009!!!
When I am not hooking a rug or dying wool, I paint. This Sunday, November 23 I'll be at the Sheraton Hotel on Jennifer Road in Annapolis participating in an art show to benefit Lou Gehrig's Disease. If you live near Annapolis I encourage you to come on over. The show starts at 10 am and ends at 6 pm. Hope to see you there!
