Category: experimentation

October 13, 2022

The artists are angry; they’re PROTESTING!

Of course, they’re angry; they’re protesting!

That’s what I told a friend last Friday night at the opening reception for PROTEST: SEE Something, Say Something at Fusion in downtown Albuquerque. (More info HER E.) It’s a good, meaningful show, filled with all kinds of media and messages. Rightly so, with protesting as a theme, they aren’t always pretty.

Sheela Na Gig, hooked art piece — Sheela Na Gig is a Celtic symbol. I’ll let you read about her and how she was and now is used for protests **HERE**. (Hooked on cotton monk’s cloth with mostly old t-shirts and a bit of silk sari ribbon; embellished with glass beads.)

As I mentioned on social media after posting pics of my two pieces, I was sorry not to get more and better photographs, but I had to leave early. All Friday I’d battled a migraine; finally, the nausea and fatigue got the best of me. I didn’t feel better till Monday/Tuesday. Nonetheless, I encourage all the local readers to make their way to Fusion one afternoon or evening to see what the (protesting) artwork really looks like and to see it all.

Hooked art, THE MIGHTY ONE, THE ANGEL OF @)@@ — Later every year, I create an angel for the following year. This was THE MIGHTY ONE, THE ANGEL OF 2022. (Hooked with old t-shirts, repurposed gold lamé, and plastic bags.)

Felted artwork for PROTEST show — TURTLE ISLAND SIEGE by Patricia Halloran (Patricia had some cool things in the **FABRIC OF NEW MEXICO SHOW**.)

TORN BUT STILL WAVING by **Elizabeth Potter** (paper art)

WHOSE BODY IS THIS? artwork for Protest show — WHOSE BODY IS THIS? by **Maria Jonsson** (vintage dress form and acrylic paint)

BIG PHARMA SERIES #4, 5, 6 — BIG PHARMA SERIES #4,5,6 by **Martin Terry**. Martin is also the curator of this show.

From BIG PHARM SERIES #1, 2, 3 # — Close-up of part of BIG PHARMA SERIES #1, 2, 3 by Martin Terry

GET WOKE artwork in PROTEST show — GET WOKE by Paula Steinberg (upcycled chair, acrylic/oil on wood and vinyl)

SHE PERSISTED by **Betty Busby** (Dunicel, felt)

THE HISTORY OF BEARING CHILDREN, text by **Jacqueline Murray Long**, visual art by Martin Terry

Poem in PROTEST show — This is a more easily read photo of the text by Jacqueline Murray Loring. Another piece by a different artist accompanied this artwork. Visit the show to see it. (My photo didn’t come out.)

If you’re looking for a thought-provoking show, one that will let you see the outrage, the anger about so many things going on in our world today, come see the work by artists who are protesting at Fusion in Albuquerque. Maybe we all need to start protesting.

Protest Art show poster

October 3, 2022

PROTEST show opens October 7

PROTEST: See Something, Say Something

Please Join Us For The Two Moons Exhibit Series Opening Reception

Friday, October 7, 5:30 pm to 8 pm
at FUSION 700-708 1st St., NW – Downtown ABQ

Part of the Two Moons exhibit series curated by artist Martin Terry, this contemporary exhibition – PROTEST, See Something, Say Something – will focus on a select group of artists whose works speak to a social consciousness. Included are fiber arts, sculpture, painting, graphite, mixed media, written word, video, song, and other new and innovative means of communicating social commentary. Work in a wide range of styles matches the breadth of subjects addressed, including racism, sexism, economic inequality, climate change, violence, political upheaval, war, disease, and hatred.

Protest runs Friday, October 7, 20228:30 PM – Friday, December 2, 20229:30 PM. High on Hooking has two pieces hanging in this show.

August 10, 2022

Workshop Week 5

WORKSHOP WEEK 5 Registration

Sunday, October 23 – Sunday, October 30, 2022

This is an FYI for all who have been a part of In the Studio Online’s Work Shop Weeks in the past:

Registration for Workshop Week 5 is upon us!

If you’re a past student, you should’ve received the catalog this past Friday evening via email. If you didn’t, then contact me at Laura@highonhooking.com ASAP! If you haven’t had the pleasure of taking a class with us YET, then also send me an email requesting the catalog. It will go out to all interested on Monday, August 15.

Please note that In the Studio Online Workshop Weeks are not just about rug hooking. We look to provide contemporary rug hooking artist/teachers as well as:

“…additional instructors who can offer something – not necessarily rug hooking or even a textile art – beyond the expertise of the original In the Studio artists. We look for complimentary/ancillary/supporting arts and skills.”

Teachers this time around are a mix of prior and new. They and the classes they’re offering during Workshop Week 5 are:

Anastasia Tiller
LANDSCAPE IMAGERY FOR A TEXTILE PATTERN USING IMPRESSIONISTIC TECHNIQUE

Susan Feller
FINISHING IS AN ELEMENT OF YOUR DESIGN – CHOOSE THE RIGHT ONE

Domenica Queen
PLASTIC IS AN HEIRLOOM

Nadine Flagel
THE RUG DOCTOR

Meryl Cook
CHAKRA COLOURS BY DESIGN – 101

Karen D. Miller
POINTILLISM AND PAINT: EXPLORING NEW TECHNIQUES IN TEXTILE ART

Elizabeth Miller
DESIGN YOUR OWN MISSION RUG: INSPIRATION FROM OUR COLLECTIVE PAST

Rebecca Martin
EXPLORING YOUR CREATIVE SIDE WITH ALTERNATIVE PUNCH NEEDLE RUG HOOKING TECHNIQUES

Yours truly won’t be teaching this WW, but I’ll be handling all the admin, so if you have a general question or one about our two bonus sessions, please give a yell. If you’re wondering about specific classes, you’ll do best to contact the specific teacher. All contact info can be found in the catalog.

Information regarding some of our previous Workshop Weeks can be found HERE and HERE.

We hope you can join us at Workshop Week 5 in October.

July 19, 2022

UPDATED TEACHING SCHEDULE

Updated Teaching Schedule

High on Hooking is regularly available to teach individuals and groups in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe area. Currently we’ve got workshops scheduled in early and late September at two different events.

HEART OF NM FIBER AND ART GATHERING – Saturday and Sunday, September 3 and 4

Held in conjunction with Wildlife West Nature Park’s Harvest Festival in Edgewood. There will be vendors, workshops, live animals, and demonstrations all weekend.

Intro to Punch Needle Rug Hooking
Saturday, September 3, 2:00 – 5:00 PM
Find class info HERE or contact Laura directly.

MOUNTAIN AND VALLEY WOOL FESTIVAL (previously known as the Taos Wool Festival) –
Saturday and Sunday, October 3 and 4

Now being held in Santa Fe at the County Fairgrounds. There will be: vendors of all types, artists, a “fiber critter corner,” auctions, demonstrations, hands-on activities for kids and adults, food vendors, and music. NOTE: Workshops are held Thursday and Friday, September 29 and 30.

Intro to Rug Hooking
Thursday, September 29, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Find class info HERE or contact Laura directly.

Intro to Punch Needle Rug Hooking
Thursday, September 29, 200 – 5:00 PM
Find class info HERE or contact Laura directly.

High on Hooking is happy to teach in other locations, on Zoom, or even in our/your home. Just give a yell and tell us what you’re interested in. Topics include:

– Intro to Punch Needle Rug Hooking
– Introduction to Rug Hooking – Not So Traditional
– Hooking With and Beyond the Wool – using materials besides wool strips
– Hooking With T-Shirts
– Build a Baby Boucherouite – create a little mat from old textiles

Keep an eye on our Calendar page for our teaching schedule and upcoming events.

Shakerag studio assistant Claire Nolan — Claire Nolan, Shakerag Workshops studio assistant and student extraordinaire in class learned how to hook and punch with High on Hooking in June. Bravo, Claire! Now everyone be like Claire and take a rug hooking workshop.

June 17, 2022

FABRIC OF NEW MEXICO EXHIBIT – July 1

Hooked art, Holes, to be in Fabric of New Mexico art show — “Holes” – mostly repurposed textiles hand-hooked on monk’s cloth; 68″x33″x0.75″

The Fabric of New Mexico exhibit opens Friday, July 1 at Fusion in downtown Albuquerque. All are cordially invited to the opening reception, 5:30-8:00 p.m.

This exhibit stretches the limits of fiber art to celebrate the full range of innovative creativity in fabric, including quilting, macramé, embroidery, rug hooking, and work with plastics, paper, metal, and wire. Curated by artist Martin Terry, the show includes work by twenty New Mexico artists including Sara Miller, Larry Schulte, Betty Busby and Judith Roderick.

More information about Fusion can be found HERE. Also, the gallery will be open for the Summer Sundays Markets, Last Fridays (of each month), theater events, and concerts. See EVENTS. If you can’t make it to the gallery any of those days, please contact High on Hooking, and we can have the gallery opened up for a private viewing.

Note: Parking is available just across the street in the city parking lot.

aFabric of New Mexico Opening Reception Invitation