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A rug influenced by another artist

I’ve finally finished the rug that my aunt, another artist, last year asked me to hook for her. She gave me no guidelines other than that she likes reds, blues, and gold. What to do? Pat works in paint, pens, and pencils and such. More abstract stuff. Fortunately, I’ve got a few of her pieces, …

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IN THE STUDIO – February 17 with Monika Kinner

Monika Kinner leads us through her art journey.   Monika Kinner is a professional artist specializing in freestyle embroidery (since 2009) and soft pastel paintings (since 2018).  More recently, she has started experimenting with saori weaving.  Her creations are expressions of love for the prairie where she lives and originate from her own personal photographs …

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The Violet Protest – Will you help?

A few folks who follow High on Hooking’s Instagram account, got a peek at my offering to The Violet Protest last week. Today I packaged my 8″ x 8″ square up and mailed it off to Phoenix where it will be part of an exhibit and then sent on to lawmakers in Washington. For those …

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IN THE STUDIO – January 13 with Tracy Jamar

Tracy Jamar gives a peek at several pieces of her most recent works.     Join Tracy Jamar as she shares what brought her to rug hooking and the trajectory that brought her to the work she’s doing now. She will give a peek at several pieces of her most recent works conceived by current …

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A very Merry and Tiny Christmas to all!

We here at High on Hooking wish a very Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. Enjoy your holidays with those in your social bubbles. The kid will be down from Colorado tomorrow, so we’ll be celebrating a couple of days early here. Sadly, she has to work on the 24th and 26th, but roast beast …

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