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Description: Respect for nature is embodied in Jenn Davey's rug hooking. Felting and hooking with fiber evokes a magic that references the natural world.
Traditional rug hooking is in many ways a simple technique and there are many videos and books on how to do it. I find that its simplicity can free one to be far more creative than with other fiber techniques. The same is true of felting. Likely the first hooked pieces were practical and made with yarn and then also fabric that was no longer useful for clothing but still had some life left. The early hooked creations were rugs, mats or bed rugs rather than wall art though, no doubt, some pieces were made ju
Wool was the preferred fabric but today people use all kinds of fabrics in their work and new ideas keep materializing. Hooked art is still growing in popularity and there are relatively few artists who use the technique as compared to quilting for instance. The term “rug hooking” is a misnomer often, as far fewer people make rugs than wall art, and a universal term that reflects that has not been coined so I use the term “hooked art.”
I was interested in art from a young age and started drawing early. I also learned to knit as a child. Growing up in rural Maine I was surrounded by old quilts, hooked rugs and braided rugs; they were all hand made. I took painting classes in school and studied art history when I had time. Now, when I create things, the medium that feels right for me is fiber.
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