Here at High on Hooking we do “not so traditional” rug hooking. That is, the mats and rugs aren’t necessarily fashioned using only woolen strips or yarn. I prefer to use old textiles (especially old t-shirts and bed sheets!), funky fabrics, and notions like yarns and ribbon. Cutting cloth strips by hand to a fairly broad width gives each mat a bit of a rustic and bulky charm, creating something you can really sink your toes into. They look good on the wall too. Don’t forget to try them on benches and tables.

Advertising poster for STORIES ARE MADE LOOP BY LOOP exhibit

 

SPRING IS ON ITS WAY

Wow, I just realized today that I’ve not updated the website since early January. It appears that my life’s been kind of busy. And that’s not a bad thing at all. Actually, it’s been pretty exciting. There was In the Studio Online’s Workshop Week 2024 in February. There’ve been two classes up up at the Española Valley/New Mexico Fiber Arts Center, for hooking and punching (and another scheduled for March 9!). Then there are the Maker’s (Yarn) Fest classes (hooking and punching) up in Loveland, Colorado, in April. And in July, we’ll be in Kansas, at HGA’s Convergence teaching hooking with all kinds of fibers, textures, and colors.

Los Alamos peeps, keep an eye out, classes will be scheduled at Fuller Lodge Art Center for the summer. And if you’re NOT from the Los Alamos area, maybe you’ve seen Oppenheimer and would like to soak up the movie’s ambience by taking a class or two. And see other parts of New Mexico. Regardless, it’s an awesome movie, and I recommend it highly.

Some more fabulous news, one of our pieces, HOLES, is about to make it’s debut in Susan Feller‘s traveling exhibit STORIES ARE MADE LOOP BY LOOP: CONTEMPORARY RUG HOOKING WITH FABRICS, YARN, AND PLASTIC. The show opens at the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences Art Museum on Friday, March 8. Wish we could be in West Virginia that day!

Spring is around the corner here in New Mexico. I hope that your winter is starting to melt as well. Let’s all continue to practice PATIENCE and, especially, KINDNESS in 2024. The world’s having a tough time of it right about now; let’s share beauty and the best humanity has to offer. 

Laura

WORKSHOP INFO

teaching schedule for 2024You can find info regarding scheduled classes and other events on the CALENDAR page.

Exciting, BIG NEWS for 2024! See the pster to the left, but also below for additions.

There’s an INTRO TO RUG HOOKING workshop scheduled for Saturday, March 9, at Española Valley/New Mexico Fiber Arts Center. Registration info can be found HERE.

Come April, we’ll be teaching hooking (April 13) and punching (April 12) at the MAKERS FEST/YARN FEST in Loveland, Colorado. The classes still have some openings as of March 1, so register now. Find info HERE.

In July we’ll go East to Wichita to teach RUG HOOKING at HGA’s CONVERGENCE! Registration info can be found HERE. Check out the workshops and other events. Back in 2014, Convergence was in Providence, Rhode Island, near where we lived in Massachusetts. I was able to visit the general exhibits and market area. Top notch!

And no worries if you can’t make a scheduled class, I also host individuals and groups on Zoom, in my home, and at other locations. Just give me a yell at Laura@highonhooking.com if you’d like to set something up. I’ll even provide lunch!

THE SKY KING hooked wall art
THE SKY KING is our newest piece.. Mixed fibers on monk’s cloth. He’s available. Email if you’re interested.

 

 

 

We’ve got an ETSY SHOP!

Nothing says I LOVE YOU like a hand-hooked rug or piece of art. See us at www.etsy.com/shop/HighonHookingMake us a favorite please. Feel free to buy there or contact me directly if you see something you like or you’d like made just for you. In fact, customers outside of the USA should contact me directly.