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Solitude- 38.5″ x 21.5″Inspired by a view from our window on a family trip to the Faroe Islands. This piece is hooked on rug warp using a variety of wool yarns and is framed in an antique Eastern Ontario window frame.
Rugs
Drying Cod – 12.5″ x 14″This piece was inspired by cod drying along the shore in Lobster Head Cove, Newfoundland. It is hand-hooked on burlap using a variety of wool, acrylic and novelty yarns. (Available at Newfoundland Emporium, Corner Brook, NL $200.00)
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Butterfly on Maple Leaves - 14″A butterfly stops to take a rest on a pile of autumn-hued maple leaves. This circular piece is hand-hooked on burlap using wool yarn, silk blend yarn, ribbon and novelty yarns. The butterfly is made from recycled leather, some of which is sewn on using recycled caribou sinew. There is also light beading.
(Available at Harbour Grounds, Corner Brook, NL $175.00)
The Tree Climber- 15″ x 19″A little girl climbs to the top of a tree to get a better view of the big wide world around her. This piece is hand-hooked on burlap using a variety of yarns.
$300.00
Stormy Skies- 15.5″ x 12″The ominous storm clouds hover over the wide expanse of the open fields.
This piece is hand-hooked on burlap. I used a variety of materials including Icelandic wool yarn, alpaca wool yarn (from Newfoundland) and novelty yarns. The foreground and just below the tree line are hooked with strips of recycled and repurposed leather.
This piece marks my first attempt at combining beading with hooking. There is light beading in both the distant trees and in the landscape.
$225.00
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Atlantic Canada Sunset – 15.5″ x 10″In the maritimes, the sunsets are a glorious display of pink and orange and yellow and the clouds out over the water take on a purple hue.
This rug is hand-hooked on burlap using Icelandic wool yarn,unspun wool, unspun merino, wool blend yarn and acrylic yarn. The back is covered in a lovely piece of coordinating cotton fabric and a rod pocket has been sewn to the back for easy hanging. (Available at Newfoundland Emporium, Corner Brook, NL $175.00)
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“Hesturinn” – 25″ x 29″… Icelandic for ‘horse’, which is always a striking feature in any landscape. I saw this horse standing in the sunny fields above the Gulfoss waterfall. The mountains of the interior were silhouetted in this eye-catching deep blue by a passing storm.
This rug is hand-hooked on burlap using spun Icelandic wool, Peruvian Highland wool, 100% wool yarn, soy silk, acrylic yarn and a mohair blend yarn.. The back is covered in a lovely piece of coordinating cotton fabric and a rod pocket has been attached to the back for easy hanging.
$600.00
Iles-de-la-Madeleine – 9″ x 25″Colourful dune grasses, marshes and sand stretching as far as the eye can see…
This rug is hand-hooked on burlap using Icelandic wool yarn, merino blend yarn, possum/merino blend yarn, unspun soysilk, unspun Icelandic wool and acrylic blend yarn. The back is covered in a lovely piece of coordinating cotton fabric and has a rod pocket sewn on for easy hanging. $250.00
Morning in Pangnirtung, Nunavut – 15″ x 12″Inspired by an early morning photo of the Pangnirtung fjord in Canada’s great white north before the sun had burned away the fog. The combination of the pink shine of the rock being split by the thin layer of fog and then reflected again in the still water gives a feeling of peaceful otherworldliness.
This rug is hand-hooked on burlap using Icelandic wool yarn, acrylic yarn and merino blend yarn. I used some hand-carded local alpaca fibre to create the soft, billowy effect of the clouds. The back is covered in a lovely piece of coordinating cotton fabric and a rod pocket has been sewn to the back for easy hanging.
$200.00
Moss-Covered Lava Rocks, Iceland – 16″ x 12.5″The roads through the Reykjanes Peninsula in southeast Iceland pass through great fields of old, broken lava. The lava rocks are often covered in thick blankets of moss that can take quite surprising colours.
This rug is hand-hooked on burlap using spun Icelandic wool, Icelandic wool roving and a wool/acrylic blend.. The back is covered in a lovely piece of coordinating cotton fabric and a rod pocket has been sewn to the back for easy hanging.
$200.00
Cheticamp, Nova Scotia – 12″ x 15″For a good stretch south of Cheticamp on Cape Breton Island, the trees disappear. If you pull off the road, you can look over the cliffs at the waves frothing against the rocks and at houses that look lonely in all of that sky and ocean.
This rug is hand-hooked on burlap using spun Icelandic wool. The back is covered in a lovely piece of coordinating cotton fabric and a rod pocket has been sewn to the back for easy hanging. $200.00
Little Hoot Owl – 10″ x 10″For some reason, an old orange wool skirt made me think of a whimsical sky and this little owl nestled in a birch tree. It evokes thoughts of crisp, autumn days and the turning of leaves.
This rug is hand-hooked on burlap using Icelandic wool, acrylic yarn and recycled wool. The backing is covered in a lovely piece of cotton fabric and a rod pocket has been sewn to the back for easy hanging. $75.00
Mer Bleue in Fall – 17″ x 14″In autumn, one of my favourite walks is through the Mer Bleue bog in Ottawa when the yellow and red leaves cover the ground as thick as snow around the naked trees. On cool days the sun shines bright through the open forest while the distant sky warns of the winter to come.
This rug is hand-hooked on burlap. The trees are made of varnished bark from a Russian olive tree in my backyard. The back is covered in a lovely piece of coordinating cotton fabric and a rod pocket has been sewn to the back for easy hanging. $250.00
This piece uses bold colours and a variety of textures to capture the intensity of autumn in Canada.
$75.00
Sea Urchin – 5″ x 7″, framedInspired by a nest of sea urchins we found tossed high up onto the white sand of Old Harry beach in Iles-de-la-Madeleine.
This piece is hand-hooked on burlap using Icelandic wool yarn and includes the black wooden frame. $40.00
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Sea Snail Shell – 5″ x 7″, framedMy daughter was overjoyed to find a large sea snail shell on a beach in Iles-de-la-Madeleine. Now she can hear the sea anytime she wants.
This piece is hand-hooked on burlap using Icelandic wool yarn and includes the black wooden frame. $40.00
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Sand Dollar – 5″ x 7″, framedWe searched for sand dollars for two weeks until we finally found a tiny one at Old Harry beach in Iles-de-la-Madeleine.
This piece is hand-hooked on burlap using Icelandic wool yarn and includes the black wooden frame.
$40.00
$40.00
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Autumn Trees – 5″ x 7″, framedIn the fall the trees are stripped of their leaves, but they always remain majestic.
This piece is hand-hooked on burlap using Icelandic wool yarn, recycled leather and includes the black wooden frame.
$40.00
$40.00