Exhibits, Events, & Workshops
Artist Interview for Stories are Made Loop by Loop
Fiber Stories: An Introduction to Rug Hooking with Elizabeth Miller - Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, Maine
Four weekly sessions - March 18th - April 8th, 2024
Rug hookers have always told their stories through original designs, beginning with depictions of their North Atlantic homes and farms, animals, seafaring experiences, sea and sky, as well as creative geometrics and abstracts. This workshop is designed to teach you solid rug hooking fundamentals and techniques while giving you the creative freedom to explore your own story and aesthetic, gathering design confidence and methodology along the way.
Winter Stories - Munka Gallery, Lewiston, Maine
Maine Winter Sunset will appear in this exhibit.
Opening January 13th, 2024 - https://www.munkastudio.com/gallery
Stories are Made Loop by Loop
Breaking the Cycle & Bring It Up Alive will appear at these venues.
Curated by Susan L Feller, West Virginia, for the Virginia Quilt Museum
Artists in this exhibition use rug hooking to document and explore social, emotional and personal topics.
They use a variety of materials, from traditional wool fabric to recycled plastics. Their pieces are made by pulling strips through an open weave fabric to create loops, pile, and texture.
Rug hooking is steeped in generations of resourceful, creative, and outspoken makers. These contemporary artisans work the technique’s simple repetitive motions by hand, one loop at a time.
Artists
Domenica Zara Queen, West Virginia
Cheryl Bollenbach, Tennessee
Terri Todd, Virginia
Karen Miller, Ontario, Canada
Meryl Cook, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary Tayliegh Lopez, British Columbia, Canada
Elizabeth Miller, Maine
View exhibit catalog HERE.
March - June, 2024 - Juliet Art Museum at Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences
https://www.theclaycenter.org/museum-of-art/
July 5th - September 11th, 2024 - The Dairy Barn Art Center
September - December, 2024 - Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center
https://www.schwenkfelder.org/
Past exhibits & events:
First Fridays at the Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine
January 5th, 2024 - 4-6 PM
https://www.farnsworthmuseum.org/firstfridays/
July 12th - October 7th, 2023 - Virginia Quilt Museum - Stories are Made Loop by Loop
https://www.vaquiltmuseum.org/service/stories-are-made-loop-by-loop-by-susan-feller