The agenda was emailed to 293 members last week, and is now available on the members’ only Newsletter page.
You must register for this meeting so we can send you the ZOOM link. Register now!
The Zoom meeting will start promptly at 10 am but will open at 9:30 if you want to get on and chat with friends, show recent work, or just check that your system is working. Remember – you won’t get the ZOOM link unless you register!
Here’s a page with photos and bios of the new board members who will be voted in at the meeting. Nominated Board Members
I had wanted to learn to hook a face, and thought what better person to start with than my Dad. I have many great pictures of him but decided on a picture of him as I most often saw him, in his barn frock and red plaid wool hat. I struggled with this rug but am now happy with the result.
Juror’s Honorable Mention at Hooked in the Mountains 2022
Mother nature had always been close to my heart, hence the inspiration for this rug. All that fills this rug, come from my surroundings where I live in Vermont.
2022 Judge’s Honorable Mention and Viewer’s Choice
My Kilpatrick ancestors came from County Antrim. I got to see that part of Ireland in 2005 and took the photo that inspired this hooking. I started this in a class on hooking Water and Sky but didn’t get very far. When I got back to it and actually got to hooking the water it was addictive and quick. This piece was selected for Celebration 32.
My rug honors the sheep which produce the wool for felting and rugs, and the rural landscape that supports them. Camel’s Hump and red clover added as a nod to Vermont. All wool hand-dyed. Used #3, 4, and 6 cuts. (Thanks to Karolyn Cooper of the Distant Drumlin Blog, and Hillsboro Gin & Feed for allowing me to use their photos in my design.)
2022 Juror’s Choice for Best of Show AND Viewer’s Choice.
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Mark your calendar for an important Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild business meeting via Zoom — January 28, 2023 at 10:00 am. We’ll elect new officers, and discuss the show and plans for the coming year.
Registration will be necessary to get the link for the Zoom meeting.
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.
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Juror’s Awards
Happy to See Ewe by Mary Jo Childs
Brown Barn by Davey DeGraff
The Bridge at Cushendun by Barb Ackemann
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
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 by Sandy Ducharme
Sand, Sea, Boardwalk and Me by Nancy Thun
Beach Perspective by Judith Hotchkiss
Garden Bird Trio by Tricia Miller
Eurasian Blue Tit “Reflections” by Sandy Ducharme
Awakening by Kris McDermet
Green Mountain Tapestry by Stephanie Allen-Krauss
Perfectly Paisley by Gail Lapierre
Vermont Portraits by Jenn Davey
For the Love of Mother Nature by Kathy Hutchins
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
Sample Press Release – NEW! Please email barb@gmrhg.org with names of papers / media outlets you send this to. Feel free to edit, add or delete. Adding images of local hookers and their rugs might boost local press — or not.
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!
Liv Aanrud is a textile artist who combines elements of weaving, tufting, painting and drawing to dimensional fabric paintings and installations. In her talk to the Green Mountain Hooking Guild, Liv will discuss how her work progressed from painting into textiles, and how intuition, improvisation, rhythm, and scale influence how and what she makes.
She earned her B.F.A with a painting emphasis from the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire in 2001 and an M.F.A from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in 2011.
Aanrud’s work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at New Image Art, Arvia, 1700 Naud, and TSA-LA in Los Angeles; Sierra Nevada College in Lake Tahoe, NV, Oasis Gallery, Marquette, MI, John Davis Gallery and Pamela Salisbury Gallery in Hudson NY, and Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, NYC. Her work has been shown in group exhibitions across the U.S., Taiwan, Germany, and Spain. She has an upcoming exhibition in Lillehammer, Norway.
She currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
The Board met and came to the conclusion that there wasn’t time to plan a Hook In for July, and that many members were busy with vacation plans and finally getting to be with grand-children. We’ll look to schedule something in the fall.
We’re hoping your local groups are finding time and spaces to get together.
The Brattleboro Rug Social group was able to meet in our usual space for the first time last week. It was so good to be able to be in the same space together.
We still hope people are thinking about how to Hook in Public this summer, but the weather has been challenging! Maybe looking into the fall will be good for that too.
We’re not far in our 251 Challenge to Hook in Public in all 251 towns in Vermont. But please do let us know where you’ve been hooking or if you’re thinking about participating in a fair, Old Home Days, festival or other gathering. We want more people to SEE what we do and get interested in hooking or punching.
Visit us at www.americancountryrugs.com. We specialize in primitive rug hooking pattern designs and instructions. Large selection of wool in great old colors.
An edited version of our May workshop, via Zoom is available here for those who missed it. Thanks to Anne-Marie Littenberg for a great presentation and to Sharon O’Neill for facilitating, editing the recorded session and getting it up on our YouTube channel.
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.
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.
This week’s Only in The Islands by You features the work of Champlain Islands Fiber Bee Lynn Soule of North Hero who hooked this incredible portrait of RBG in a mere three months from a painting by Florida artist Alicia Betancourt. Thank you Lynn for sharing with us all.
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
March 15, 1933 – Sept. 18, 2020
NORTH HERO – Champlain Islands Fiber Bee Lynn Soule hooked this remarkable portrait of RBG from a painting by Alicia Betancourt. Soule saw the painting at an art festival in Florida and immediately asked the artist for permission to recreate as hooked rug.
Granted permission, Soule began hooking the portrait in January of 2019. She told The Islander, “it took about three months to complete, which was quick because I was so into it.”
“It really took on a life of its own. The jewels in the crown are part of my aunt Lilyth Coates jewelry collection, sister of Joyce Chamberlain. The collar is from Jane Straiton’s grandmother and the earrings are actually lapel pins representing the Scales of Justice and Gender Equality.”
The piece will be featured in the November/December issue of Rug Hooking Magazine.
When asked what her plans are for the piece, Soule said “It is hanging in my dining room and will stay there.”
The board determined we needed to postpone the membership meeting until January. Watch this space for updates when things are finalized. We did get some folks who came forward intertested in serving on the board — so that’s good news!
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.
Join us for the Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild Raffle Reception via ZOOM!
7:30 pm – 8:00 pm on Wednesday, October 7th
This night would have been our opening reception of our Hooked in the Mountains 2020 Vision Show.
Although our show was canceled, we can still gather and celebrate the friendship and fellowship that we have in the Guild. We will also be announcing the winners of our online raffle.
This is a “mask-arrayed”! Wear a fun and creative mask as you sign into our reception and we will de-mask to kick off the event.
Dress up if you want…this is a celebration!
Grab a beverage of choice for toasting the Guild and our raffle winners.
Bring a recent rug for a quick–lightning round show and tell.
The raffle closes at 7:15…so keep taking chances on your favorite items!
We look forward to forward to seeing you! You will receive the zoom link in your confirmation email.
We’re SO Excited to be having a show again!
Liv Aanrud is a textile artist who combines elements of weaving, tufting, painting and drawing to dimensional fabric paintings and installations. In her talk to the Green Mountain Hooking Guild, Liv will discuss how her work progressed from painting into textiles, and how intuition, improvisation, rhythm, and scale influence how and what she makes.
The Hooked in the Mountains 2020 online Show is available to view NOW!