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Emerging Artists Show at Tamarack

Artists juried into Tamarack’s David L. Dickirson Fine Art Gallery in Beckley, WV in the past 18 months are featured in the exhibit opening with a reception on Sunday, January 22.  The show will be up through February 25.  Photos of … Continue reading

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Entry accepted in WV Juried Exhibition

Just received notice that “Winter in West Virginia” was accepted in the  Inspired: A West Virginia Series of Juried Exhibitions Historic Buildings.  The opening ceremony was on January 24, 2011 at the WV Culture Center, 1900 Kanawha Blvd, E. Charleston, … Continue reading

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Mountain State Fiber Artists Meet on Farm

October 16th dawned a beautiful FALL day.  By noon 22 members and guests of the Mountain State Fiber Artists had arrived at Ruckman Mill Farm.  They unloaded with desserts and salads (note the desserts were listed first, and were the … Continue reading

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Hooked on the River

A retreat should slow the participants lifestyles down to just the focus of their work.  The Hooked on the River retreat does just that.  New and old friends gathered along the Shenandoah River for three days creating fiber art, sharing … Continue reading

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Fall Fiesta in Vermont

Stephanie Krauss of Green Mountain Hooked Rugs created a great event: four days in beautiful Vermont during the height of Fall Foliage Season.  The first Fall Fiesta was Sept 22-26 and I advise you mark your calendars for just the … Continue reading

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My urban experience- Ottawa

Why not just go two hours out of my way after travelling for two weeks and visit Barbara Lukas and Ottawa, Canada. She lives right in the city, yet in a tree-lined historic district, and took me by car and … Continue reading

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Fresh Air Friend

Sometimes you need to get away from a regular routine.  Jennifer Larmour thought that a few weeks ago and called us up.  Seems New York City in the summer gets hot ?!  Determined to travel approximately 320 miles using “public … Continue reading

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Green Mountain Design Workshop 2010

A full class with beginners and very experienced rughookers settled in on Friday, June 4 for three days experimenting with the design elements and principles at the 29th Green Mountain Hooked Rugs School in East Randolph VT.  Each lesson plan’s … Continue reading

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ATC’s have come to RugHooking

The June/July/August issue of Rug Hooking Magazine includes a great article  by Kim Dubay of Primitive Pastimes about hooking Artist Trading Cards.  Deb Smith, Editor of RHM and Kim established the first ever swap coordinated by the magazine.  To join … Continue reading

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Retreat in Harrisonburg,VA

Experimenting with like minded artists makes for great creative progress. Two days retreating with food, friends and all loads of fiber leads into wanting more. Continue reading

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