For many of us, rug hooking has seen us through these past couple of years. It has been a welcome distraction and comfort while we have isolated at home. With that behind us, Bear and I are pleased to invite you to join us in celebrating International Rug Hooking day with an in person event.
Hooking Up: International Rug Hooking Day
Sunday December 4th, 2022 10AM to 3PM
Kinsmen Hall / Gellert Community Centre
10241 Eighth Line, Georgetown, Ontario
Fee: $48
Presented by Martina Lesar & Bear Epp of Common Craft
Join artists Deborah Farquharson and Marina Dempster for a day designed to inspire instinctive and intuitive approaches to your rug hooking practice.
Spend time creating together, making community connections and gaining insight into the creative practices of two talented multidisciplinary artists as they share their artistic process through slide presentations and group discussion.
Cruise the complimentary dessert bar, help yourself to coffee or tea , pack a lunch and come celebrate International Rug Hooking Day with us!
Rug Hooking Pop Up shop with Martina Lesar & Crowsfoot Studio
Marina Dempster – Artist Bio
Marina Dempster cross-pollinates traditional craft techniques to transmute forms, materials, and limiting habits of thought and emotions. Influenced by the patterns and cycles of nature and consciousness, loop by loop, bead by bead Marina Dempster’s artworks embody our interconnection and a deep, humble and universal reckoning and movement from shame to grace, fear to love and woe to wisdom. Her sculptural work has been exhibited internationally in over a dozen public art museums.
Deborah Farquharson – Artist Bio
Deborah uses daily Nature walks as an access point for her creative practice. Painting, photography, wood cut, fibre art and installation are all modalities through which she makes meaning of her place in the natural world. Like her mother and grandmother before her, collaborations with Nature are both her creative outlet and grounding practice.
She has shown work at a wide range of galleries and juried art fairs in Ontario, Canada and her work is found in collections in the US and Canada.
To register click on this link…https://www.beareppcommoncraft.ca/rug-hooking-day/p/international-rug-hooking-day