ARTIST- painter turned rug hooker using wool as my medium. Studied Fine Arts at Boston Museum school.Teachers diploma @ Montreal Museum school.
4th generation Nova Scotia rug hooker.Certified NS rug hooking teacher.MArried to artist François Dallegret.www.arteria.ca Mother of twins Elissa and Justin . . .grandmother of Raphaël (4)and Justine(2.5) Live between Montreal-Paris-and Nova Scotia . . . . . . .Love Cooking !. . . .Colour, Dyeing and Hooking rugs!
Old Les Halles, by Doisneau
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Photos showing life in the “belly of Paris” (le ventre de Paris) by Robert
Doisneau are on display at Hôtel de Ville. The exhibit is free, and the
photos o...
Visiting Frances Palmer, an Amazing Ceramic Artist
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When I lived in Westport, Connecticut, one of my neighbors was the
well-known potter and passionate cook and gardener, Frances Palmer.
Several years ago, ...
Home stretch
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Just finished hooking and steaming the runner….finally…..
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Now to get reacquainted with this old friend while I make some covered
co...
Texture Packs
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I love when the women here are putting together texture packs, the colours
are so beautiful, you can’t help but smile They do, they make me
smile….they are...
UPCOMING EVENTS…
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On Monday, Wendy and I attended a meeting at a lovely Inn in Prescott as we
are involved with planning the OHCG (Ontario Hooking Craft Guild) 2013
Annual. ...
Stuff Parisians Like
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Bad enough the proliferation of endless Paris cupcakes...
*Photo by Genie - Paris and Beyond*
Do English words displayed prominently stop you in your trac...
I’m Moving
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That’s right, I’m moving … … away from monk’s cloth. It’s not that I don’t
like monk’s cloth or have trouble using it, it is just that I never choose
it as...
laugh, dammit.
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Sometimes, after you have been transcribing preschool conversations all day
in your ratty old UVM tshirt and leggings, drinking far too much coffee and
en...
Week 37: 77.875 square feet
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This week's recap is a bit early, since I'm heading out early tomorrow
morning and won't get another chance to hook again until it's 'next' week.
Despite ...
Thank heavens for Betsy
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This has been one of those weeks best summed up as a schmozzle. Lots of
bad news, crazy schedules, meetings up the whazoo, lack of sleep and
minimal pati...
Moving right along...
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I snapped this pic late last night before pushing the frame aside...I plan
to pull a few more loops this evening after the dishes are done. It's
always a ...
Snapshot: On the circular needles
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My motto is to never be caught without a project, and so knitting socks is
my answer to fill a moment of inspiring… compulsion. Portable, easy, fun.
Knitti...
BIG RUG ~ ~ ~
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Just a quick post to let you know I'M BACK!!!! We got home late last
Thursday night from our 16 day Florida adventure! I was a slug all weekend
~ re-ent...
I can't believe a week has gone by
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This has been a busy week recouping from my last workshop and preparing for
the Lenexa hook-in and Yellow Rose.
This morning we went to a coffee roasting t...
Even the Rain is Beautiful Here
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Today is overcast and rainy - on and off all day - some heavy downpours and
some light misty showers, but the clouds are socked in with very little
breaks....
Who Let The Sheep Out!!
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Okay..... I confess.... that would be me! I was going to wait until
tomorrow to show you my sheepy creations for tomorrows update on Primitive
Handmades...
Sunday Suntimes
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* Homefront *
It snowed! It snowed! making every February dream come true.
Serious Snow Play
Let's you eat Valentine Chocolate without reprecussions
Last...
Remembering Kilims
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If you have been following me you know that I LOVE Kilims....
This is a Kilim that I designed in a class with Anne Boissinot...awhile
ago...the hooking ha...
My favorite color
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Have been hooking more colors in the *Palette Constellation* rug.
Marguerite's big frame is allowing me to hook two rows at once. This seems
to be maki...
Rug of the day-Jaunary 22nd
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*Thank you for all your kind comments about "Rug of the Day." I am humbled
knowing that I had many readers coming back each day to see what was next.
I a...
New things
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Here are some things that I have finished up recently. "The Prairie Fox"
is found in 'The Rug Hook Book" by Thom Boswell. It was designed by Kathy
Mor...
Stealing Beauty - I
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*Sois belle et tais-toi *
When I was looking for a videographer in 2006 to record the art openings I
was having, *Susie Hollands* of Ivy Paris (now *Vingt ...
Cooper visited the Studio to get some Burlup
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Little Cooper was up for a visit last night to get some Scottish Burlap,
he rolled around on the floor and found the perfect spot to watch us finish
dyin...
Where have I been, you ask?
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I've been working on stuff to take to be a vendor at the First Annual
Truman Lake Rug Show and Hook In that was put
on by Patty Wallace and her "flock" from...
Maureen's batch of mats
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The fantasy mat on the right I call "tall skinny crewel"; it was hooked in
wide-cut bright colours right into a fairly loosely woven Cottage Craft
wool, t...
Lovely color choices -- the rug has a nice soft quality.
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