Laura is on a new quest! Rug Hooking!

This woman's name is Mary Sheppard Burton. She is an award winning rug hooker...and I love this picture and her words on her web page marysburton.com. She is interested in leaving a legacy of rug hooking for the future generation. Her words and her rugs are truly an inspiration for me as I begin my journey learning to rug hook! It has always been something I have been interested in as I love fiber, texture and color...and as one artist puts it...you can paint in wool! Mary is famous for saying "Make your eyeballs wiggle!" I love that. I hope to meet Mary one day in my travels. So, I will tell you of my new journey as I go along becoming a rug hooker...or a" hooker" for short! If it bores you, move on. But I am too excited about it to keep it all in! Tomorrow, I am going to another wonderfully talented rug hooking artist Joyce Krueger's home in Waukesha, WI. for my very first lesson! She is going to show me the basics and how to get started. I am also bringing back some pottery from a local artist, Ryan Peters to sell at our gallery while I am there! Happy Rug Hooking to me. If I love it, I am going to start a rug hooking guild at The Bradley Art Gallery and work really hard at bringing an awareness and excitement for the art form. Let me know if your interested!