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Getting Ready for Virtual Show 2023

Notice the new box in the sidebar about Virtual Show 2023!    When this post moves down due to other “new” news, the box will remain!   (On phones, the “sidebar” content is at the bottom of the page.)

This includes links to a FAQ page,  which, if it doesn’t answer all of your questions, can be ammended!  Send questions to barb@gmrhg.org.

Also included there is the link to Rug Registration, which will be open April 15 through August 15.

You have time to get your text and photos ready with all submissions due by September 15,  but sooner is better!

Tips on writing about yourself and your rugs

Coming, by May 15,  Tips on getting great photos of your rugs.

Felting and Hooking Workshop with Jennifer Davey

May 20, 2023  from 11:00 to 2:30

Randolph, VT

Jennifer Davey has been combining felting with rug hooking techniques to create wonderful works of art.

For this workshop you’ll bring a piece of backing with ~some~ hooking already done.  You’ll learn techniques of felting onto your backing material alongside your hooking.

See full description and registration details at

https://gmrhg.wildapricot.org

Members:  $40,  Non-members $70  (it’s cheaper to join for $25/ year!)  Join

Learn to Hook Workshop Offered

On May 20th, in Randolph, VT there will be a 3 hour introductory workshop taught by Fern Strong.

Please share this info with your friends who have been curious about your art and invite them to attend.

The fee for members is $40, and $70 for non-members.   (For $65 you can become a member and get the workshop, so why not join?)

See details and register at  https://gmrhg.wildapricot.org

Scholarships for upcoming workshops — Drawing results

We had just 5 people enter the drawing for the Felting and Hooking workshop,  and just 2 for the Learn to Hook workshop.

The winners are:   Marie LaPré Grabon for Felting and Heidi Geishecker for Learn to Hook.   Congratulations!

There are still 4 spaces in the Felting and Hooking workshop and 6 spaces for Learn to Hook.

This is a terrific opportunity for members to invite their curious friends to come along, meet some other rug hookers, and take a workshop — and get hooked!

Rugs on Display

Randolph Ruggers

A gallery in Randolph called ART, etc. is just down the block from the Library where the new hooking group, the Randolph Ruggers meet on Wednesday mornings.

At 26 N. Main Street in Randolph, their current show includes Abstract Artist Amy Schachter and the The Randolph Ruggers.  The show runs through March 26.

Yes, that’s Mary Jo Child’s rug in the poster.  She’s been joining the Randolph Ruggers whenever she can.

Hours at the Gallery are Wed-Sat 10-5:00 and Sunday 11-2:00.    Randolph Ruggers will demonstrate hooking at the gallery on Satruday March 11 from 10-2.  NOTE:  this is a date change due to snow on March 4.

802-279-5048

Contact Deb Campbell re: the meetings at the library on Wednesday mornings.

Zoom meeting on January 28th was recorded…

A link to the video recording of the Jan. 28th meeting is in the Member’s Only section – listed with Newsletters and Surveys.

Thank you to Sharon for facilitating the Zoom call, AND for taking the time to clean up and post the video!

 

Agenda for January 28, 2023 ZOOM

The agenda was emailed to 293 members last week, and is now available on the members’ only Newsletter page.

The meeting was held.   39 members registered but only 24 attended.   Minutes and video of the Zoom session will be made available in the next week or two.

Scenes from the Hanging and the Opening

a video shot and edited by Barb’s husband Scott Ainslie:




And the winners are….

For the 2022 Hooked in the Mountains Rug Show we had two jurors who together selected 3 Juror’s Awards and 3 Honorable Mentions. They took a long time deciding and looked closely at every single rug! And they wished they had been allowed to honor more rugs and artists.

Note:  you can zoom in on whole page with your browser’s zoom commands or click image to open in new tab and then zoom on one image at a time.

 

Juror’s Awards

Happy to See Ewe by Mary Jo Childs

Brown Barn by Davey DeGraff

The Bridge at Cushendun by Barb Ackemann

 

Juror’s Honorable Mentions

For the Love of Mother Nature by Kathy Hutchins

Playing Sea Tag by Phyllis Lawrence

Dad by Suzanna Brown

 

Viewer’s Choice Awards

 

 

Happy to See Ewe by Mary Jo Childs

The Greys (63 Shades of Grey) – by Sandy Ducharme

Sand Sea Boardwalk and Me by Nancy Thun

Beach Perspective  – by Judy Hotchkiss

Garden Bird Trio – by Tricia Miller

Eurasian Blue Tit “Reflections” – by Sandy Ducharme

Awakening – by Kris McDermet

Green Mountain Tapestry – by Stephanie Alllen-Krauss

Perfectly Paisley – by Gail Lapierre

Vermont Portraits – by Jenn Davey

For the Love of Mother Nature  – by Kathy Hutchins

 

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Hooked in the Mountains XX in 2022

We’re SO Excited to be having a show again!

Welcome visitors, members, and would-be-members!

Minutes from Annual Meeting now available.

See  About –> Board Documents  for all agendas and minutes, of board meetings and general membership meetings, organized by date.

Our “Door Prize” winners were Pam Finnegan, Pat Dodge, and Fern Strong.  Congratulations!

 

Teachers and Vendors announced for Rug Show in November

The teachers and topics are:

  • Diane Burgess- Learning to Hook Rugs (1 day)
  • Judith Hotchkiss- Punching with Novelty Yarns and Wool Strips (1 day)
  • Deana David- Art Deco-style Proddy Bouquet with Confetti Background (1 day)
  • Davey Degraff- Country Landscapes (2 days)
  • Rose Raymond- Hooking a Purse (2 days)
  • Ania Knap- Torn Strip Poppy Rug (2 days)

The vendors are:

We’re working hard to get all the details together so we can get you as excited about a show next November as we are!

The March Newsletter should have lots more details about registering for the show and for the classes,  and signup forms for volunteering to put on the show.   Watch for the email on March 1 telling you the newsletter is ready to download!

Not a member?   Now would be a great time to join or re-join!

Membership is a requirement for showing your rugs in the show.

251 Towns in Vermont – 251 Hook-Ins?

We have set two challenges for our members this year:

  1.  Hook a Door  –  see details of this challenge.
  2.  Hooking in Public in all 251 towns in Vermont.   One or more members can host an outdoor hook in at a park, town green, gazebo, or other space.  Share your plans on our Facebook Group, and then, on the day, take a photo with some identifying landmark.  Submit photos, and town locations to barb@irislines.com for inclusion on a web page.  — Our version of the 251 club.

 

The 251 Progress Report:

Members have hooked in  35 towns  that we know of!   But we think there are more to be reported.   Send your reports  of  “hooking in public”  to barb@irislines.com.    Our goal is to be seen doing our art to raise awareness and interest.

 

January Membership Meeting — Minutes and Jamboards

We’ve posted minutes and copies of the “sticky notes” posted on “jamboards” during the meeting.

A jamboard is a collaborative tool that allowed many of the 30+ members in attendance at our Zoom meeting to respond to a few requests for input.

You’ll find the minutes and the jamboard notes linked on our About / Board Documents page.

The Board (including our FIVE new board members !) will meet via Zoom this Saturday to follow up on all the ideas generated at the January meeting.   Bookmark this home page, and watch for new initiatives and projects.

2021 Door Challenge

GMRHG Challenge 2021:

hook a door:   

·         any size

·         decorate it anyway you want – Christmas, spring, etc

·         can be your door or a door you saw in a magazine, your mother’s door,etc.

·         any color

·         with or without a house/barn/shed etc.

·         could be one you saw leaning on stuff at an outdoor flea market (like Brimfield)

·         Use your imagination

Once you are finished, post a picture to the Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild group on FaceBook. Let’s see how many doors we can get hooked in 2021.

Newletter Content Wanted – Deadlines Announced.

All content for Newsletters should be sent to Barb   barb@irislines.com  (with GMRHG in the subject line, please!)

Newsletters for 2021 and 2022  will come out early March, June, September, and December.

Deadlines are the 15th of the month before:  so….  February 15,  May 15,  August 15, and November 15.

For each newsletter, we’ll do a random drawing from the member contributors for a great “door prize”.

Send YOUR ideas for collaborative “articles” to barb@irislines.com.

All kinds of content are welcome.  Please include photo of project, photo of yourself, and at least a caption, if not a paragraph or whole article.

  • Recently finished rugs

  • Works in progress

  • Results of a recent day of dyeing

  • Great new finds for your stash….. or stash busting projects….  or organizational tips!

 

 

 

 

Members in the News

Our president has challenged all of us to get Rug Hooking into our local news papers.

Click here to see a recent posting featuring our member Lynn Soule and her RBG rug that is part of our virtual rug show.

 

Virtual Rug Show 2020 is Open!

 

The Hooked in the Mountains 2020 online Show is available to view NOW! 

Go to

https://rugshow2020.gmrhg.org/

and enjoy.

Doing an online Show is a new venture for the Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild and we have a lot of content for you. There are videos, essays, featured artists’ work and of course the members’ rugs themselves.

There are 3 jurors’ awards and 3 honorable mentions. We hope to return to an in-person show but we also hope this format helps get our work out there and maybe make it available to more people than ever.

Please send out the link to everyone you can think of, and share via facebook, pinterest, twitter or the platform of your choice.

The Show will be up and available for about a year.

Local Hook ins Added….

The newsletter went out this week with a list of Local Hook ins.   We did indeed scare up another that hasn’t been on our website:


Green Mountain Hooked Rugs, Montpelier, VT:

First Saturday of the month, October to June 1:00-5:00.

Free and open to all. Tea, coffee & snacks. For more information, contact Stephanie Allen-Krauss, 802-223-1333


Please send any additions / corrections to barb@irislines.com and she’ll get them in the calendar, and in this update.

Hooked in the Mountains XIX Awards

Note: You can click on any image to open it in a larger format.

Juror’s Awards:

The juror was Katie Kirschoff, a curator at the Shelburne Museum.

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Marty Liptak  –  “Nevertheless She Persisted”

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Kim Mizcik  – “Light Blocks”

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Kathy O’Donnell  – “Sweeny’s Hardware” (both Jurors and Viewer’s awards)

Viewer’s Choice Awards:

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Barb Ackemann  – “Eleanor”

Sandy-Ducharme-Snow-Leopard-Viewers-Choice-2018

Sandy Ducharme – “Snow Leopard”

Sue-Gault-Cross-Words-Viewers-Choice-2018

Sue Gault – “Cross Words”

Suzanne-Girouard-Asparagus-Spring-Viewers-Choice-2018

Suzanne Girouard – “Asparagus Spring”

Gail-Lapierre-Domestic-Zoo-Viewers-Choice-2018

Gail Lapierre – “Domestic Zoo”

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Amy Lindsay – “Graba’s on Vail Pass Bike Trail”

Trisha-Miller-Winter-Roost-Viewers-Choice-2018

Trisha Miller – “Winter Roost”

Kathy-O'Donnell-Sweenys-Hardware-Viewers-Choice-Jurors-Award-2018

Kathy O’Donnell  – “Sweeny’s Hardware”  (both Jurors and Viewer’s awards)

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Ed O’Keeffe – “Graffiti II”

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Dayle Wheeler-Young  – “Ruler of the Roost”

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Dayle Wheeler Young – “Maiden by the Shore”

 

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