Tag: textile arts

December 23, 2022

The gifts of time and learning

High on Hooking Dogs wish you a joyous holiday season! — High on Hooking dogs Tynan and Bowyn wish you a joyous and restful holiday season. WOOF! (Meanwhile they await their gifts from Santa Paws – very serious business indeed.)

The gifts are wrapped; it’s Christmas for real now. I look forward to taking a week off from things I HAVE to do so I can accomplish some things I WANT to do. Like working on a new hooking project and planning some new ones for 2023. (More on those in a few weeks.)

If you’re still looking to fill a creative’s stocking or or even gifting yourself, HoH has a few ideas. Our winter teaching schedule is filling – for both in person and online events. Yay! After the holidays, I’ll give more info, but find the salient info below.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR ALL EVENTS!

INTRODUCTION TO PUNCH NEEDLE RUG HOOKING
Saturday, January 21, 2023
New Mexico Fiber Arts Center, Espanola, NM
More info HERE.

IN THE STUDIO ONLINE WORKSHOP WEEK 6 – Various Fiber Arts
February 16-26, 2023
Nationally known teachers! 9 workshops and 5 lectures plus 2 bonus events!
More info HERE.

FULLER LODGE ART CENTER / LOS ALAMOS ARTS COUNCIL
Introduction to Rug Hooking – Saturday, February 25, 2023
Introduction to Punch Needle Rug Hooking – Saturday, March 4, 2023
Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM
More info HERE.

We here at High on Hooking thank you for all your support this past year – students, festival organizers, schools, and customers. We wish you the best of Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, whatever winter holidays you might celebrate. Here’s hoping for a joyful and peaceful 2023.

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.

July 12, 2022

Highlights of the Fabric of New Mexico show

If you’re in Albuquerque this summer and can get thee to the Fabric of New Mexico textile arts exhibit, get thee there for sure! It’s a très classy show. Below you’ll find some highlights from the opening night reception.

Postcard for the Fabric o New Mexico show

“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 as part of the Two Moons exhibit series, the Fabric of New Mexico [includes] over 20 contemporary fiber artists working in New Mexico today.”

–Martin Terry, curator (martinartstudios@gmail.com)

Find the full schedule of related events including fiber art workshops and demos at FUSIONnm.org. More info HERE.

My little corner of the Fabric of New Mexico show opening night — Three of my pieces are in the Fabric of New Mexico show: WHIMSY up above, HOLES, and a couple of segments from the RIBBON RUG JOURNAL.

aRT BY kATHRYN lAZIER AT THE fABRIC OF nEW mEXICO SHOW — Several mixed media pieces by Kathryn Lazier.

Art by Kathryn Lazier — Kathryn Lazier’s GREENMAN (felt; fabrics; yarn; dyed, moldable batting; machine and hand stitching; fabric stiffener)

Sally Moon's art in Fabric of New MExico show — BALLET FOLKLORICO OUTFIT / TRADITIONAL CHIAPAS TOP AND SKIRT provided by Sally Moon of **W!ild Moon**; handmade in Chiapas, Mexico.

Vivienne Riggio and her art in the Fabric of NewMexico show — LA CHURRITA with maker **Vivienne Riggio**. (Papier mache head and horns; raw churro sheep’s wool; upcycled textiles and necklace.)

Art by Carol Sullivan at Fabric of New MExico show — MISSING by Carol Sullivan (Wooden disc; milk carton with typing; wooden stick with smooth, multicolored cotton; twine; beige suede; red permanent marker; crystals; bone mutton; various findings; red suede; metal wolf; black permanent marker on white cotton; feathers; gold pin; red bandana; gold pin; acrylic batting.)

Art by Sara Miller — WEAVING THROUGH TIME by **Sara Miller**. (Acrylic paint; wool felt; cotton fabric; wool and silk roving; rayon thread.)

Art by Mika Maloney in the Fabric of New Mexico show — DAY by **Mika Maloney**. (Merino wool yarn (with cotton/poly cord); scrap leather; dried flowers on driftwood.)

Art by Terri Lagerway — AUTUMN LEAVES by Terri Lagerway. (Weaving on branch.)

Art by Patricia Halloran at Fabrics of New Mexico show — BEE PEACEFUL by Patricia Halloran. (Wire; wet and needle felted wool felt; embroidery floss; recycled cotton backing and stuffing.)

Art by Maria Jonsson — WAVES by **Maria Jonsson**. (Recycled metal; magnet wire.)

Art by Betty Busby — SIPHONOPHORE by **Betty Busby**. (Artit overpainted cotton batik; machine stitching; artist painted linen; cotton knit; EVA foam; paint marker; hand stitchin with perle cotton thread.)

Crochet by the New Mexico Crochet Guild — FANTASY GARDEN, freeform crochet, by members of the New Mexico Crochet Guild.

Art by Laurie McCann — ALCHEMY (part of a pair) by **Laurie McCann**. (Wire grid and wire mesh; Chinese pot lids; yarn; coins.)

Art by Molly Mooney at Fabric of New Mexico show — And lastly, WHY NOT GO OUT ON A LIMB by **Molly Mooney**. Tom and I liked this one soooo much that we’re purchasing it. It’s going to look perfect in our living room, currently dominated by a large TV. (Found tree branch; hand-dyed wool fiber; found and repurposed bells; beads and ceramic pieces; sari fabrics; ribbons.)

GET THEE TO THE FABRIC OF NEW MEXICO SHOW!

April 7, 2022

Fiber Arts Fiesta is almost upon us!

Poster for Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta 2022

A few reminders about the Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta!

It starts next Thursday, April 14, and runs through Saturday. Make sure you stop by the Adobe Wool Arts Guild booth to say hello and check out the hooked art made by our members.
I have two spots in my Introduction to Punch Needle Rug Hooking workshop on Friday. Contact me directly if interested, or you can go through the Fiesta online registration.
Parking at Expo only takes cash now, so don’t try to hand them a credit card. Vendors, of course, will take pretty much anything. Bring a tote bag!

See you next week at Fiber Arts Fiesta!

March 28, 2022

IN THE STUDIO – Kirsten Chursinoff on April 13

Kirsten Chusinoff talks art quilts

Kirsten Chursinoff to talk art quilts on In the Studio

Take a colourful journey with textile artist Kirsten Chursinoff as she shares the inspiration, creativity, and design, behind her art quilts that have appeared in galleries and magazines. Celebrating the beauty of the world through stitching, the quilts combine embroidery, felting, beadwork, and quilting.

You can find tickets for this talk HERE.

About Kirsten Chursinoff:

Kirsten Chursinoff is a textile artist working in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Her main focus is creating art by combining embroidery and quilting techniques. Some of her recent themes include marine life and colourful garden embroideries.

Kirsten holds a Diploma in Textile Art from Capilano University. She has written articles for magazines such as Quilting Arts and Art Quilting Studio. She receives invitations to lecture at quilting and embroidery guilds, and has exhibited in solo and group shows. In 2006 she received the Visual Arts Development Award (VADA) presented by the Contemporary Art Gallery and the Vancouver Foundation. She is a member of the Craft Council of British Columbia.

Learn more about Kirsten and her work at www.chursinoff.com, or find her on Instagram @kirsten_chursinoff, or on Facebook at Kirsten Chursinoff, Textile Artist.

IMPORTANT PLEASE READ:

The Zoom link for this presentation will be emailed to you the day before the talk (or after you purchase your ticket, if you purchase on the day of the event). If you don’t receive it, you can contact the organizer at info@karendmillerstudio.com.

Tickets will be on sale until 10 am the day of the event. After that time you will no longer be able to purchase tickets.

Please note that the time of the talk is 1:00 pm EASTERN.

FAQ’s

* Will this talk be recorded for viewing later?

Unfortunately, no. Due to the logistics involved, we decided some time ago to keep these events live. Hopefully if you can’t make it to this talk, you’ll be able to make it to a future talk.

* It’s the day of the talk and I’m having trouble finding or using the link for the talk. How can I find help?

It is very advisable to LOG INTO THE EVENT A FEW MINUTES EARLY to be sure that you have no trouble with the link, and if you are having trouble the organizer can help you out. You can email or message the event organizer up until one hour before the talk on the day of the talk for help. ONCE THE EVENT STARTS, however, messages and emails are not able to be monitored.

* I’m finding it distracting during the talk seeing all of the other participants on my screen. What can I do?

During the event the organizer will put the screen setting on “spotlight view” so that the presenter is the focus on your screen. Depending on your device, you may still see audience members on your screen and changing your setting from “gallery view” to “speaker view” should help with that.

* What Time Zone is the time of the talk in?

The time indicated on all ‘In the Studio’ talks is the EASTERN (EST) time zone. If you live in a different time zone, be sure to check what time you should tune in to ensure you don’t miss the talk.

*I can no longer make it to the talk. Or, I missed the talk. Can I get a refund?

Unfortunately no- the price of the ticket is so low that it is not cost-effective to refund those amounts. If you are unable to make it to the talk and you already have a ticket, or you forget to attend, please do contact me at info@karendmillerstudio.com. I always offer a ticket to the next talk to make up for it. All of the artist speakers receive a portion of the ticket proceeds so we very much appreciate your contribution to supporting artists!