3rd Annual
Fall Foliage Fiesta of Rug
Hooking
September 26-30, 2012
Four
4-Day Classes plus an R&R: Rest & Rug Hooking Retreat
Vermont College of Fine Arts, College Hall
Montpelier, Vermont
Get
Hooked on Fall!
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Fall Fiesta 2012 registration form
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Fiesta program details
The historic Vermont
College of Fine Arts is a wonderful place to offer rug
hooking classes during the height of Vermont’s spectacular
fall foliage season. Located on a scenic hilltop in the
capital city of Montpelier, this classic New England college
offers large, sunny classrooms; comfortable, clean dorm
rooms, and a variety of delicious food prepared by a
well-known (and well-loved) local caterer.
THE
CLASSES
Classes are held in College Hall
(pictured). They are limited to 14 students to allow for
individual attention and are filled on a first-come,
first-served basis. Classrooms are open until 11 PM for
evening hooking.
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B & B- Backgrounds and
Borders with Lisanne Miller, MS
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Designs, Coloring &
Lettering with Pris Buttler, GA
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‘Mad for Maud’- Canadian
Folk Artist Maud Lewis designs with Pam Langdon, Ontario
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Mellow Textures in Wide Cut
with Wendy Miller, IN
R&R RETREAT -
Rest and Rug hooking
This option is
available for those who prefer to relax and hook at their
leisure with friends
and new acquaintances. Stay in the dorm or treat yourself to
one of the local Montpelier Bed & Breakfasts. Leave a little
time to visit the shops in Montpelier or enjoy a meal at one
of the many restaurants in town. There’s lots to do, or very
little- it’s your choice!
TUITION
4-day Classes-
Single: $660, Double: $560, Commuter: $360
Includes 4 days of instruction, 4 nights of dormitory
accommodations (Wed.–Sat.) and meals Wednesday dinner
through Sunday lunch. Commuter fee includes 4 days of
instruction and lunches.
Retreat Option- Single: $425, Double: $325, Commuter: $30 a
day
Includes 4 nights of dormitory accommodations (Wed.-Sat.)
and meals Wed. dinner- Sunday lunch. Commuter fee includes
lunches.
TO REGISTER
Send $100 deposit,
registration form, and self-addressed,
stamped envelope to Green Mountain Hooked Rugs, 2838 County
Rd Montpelier, VT 05602.
The
Teachers and Class Descriptions
B
& B- Backgrounds and Borders
with Lisanne Miller, Canton,
Mississippi
Rug hookers are often challenged with making backgrounds
interesting, and hooking borders that are different and
exciting. Lisanne offers guidance and suggestions in
choosing colors, adding textures, and discussing border
designs that enhance each individual rug. See how using 8 to
12 different colors can create a background that enhances
you work! Bring a rug in process or start a new one from
scratch by doing the background first. Lisanne also asks the
question, “what do you do with ugly wool?” She invites each
student to bring a ‘fat quarter’ of the their least-favorite
wool, and she’ll show you how you can incorporate it in a
rug. Join Lisanne for loads of ideas and inspiration.
Lisanne and her husband, Ron, own ‘P is for Primitive’- a
rug hooking shop in Canton MS.
PisforPrimitive.com
DESIGNS,
COLORING & LETTERING
with Pris Buttler,Gainseville, GA
Pris offers an Open Class to any and all- beginners and
experienced rug hookers. She covers general hooking
techniques; designing; lettering; and color planning. Pris
encourages students to design their own pattern or choose
one from her catalog. Students will have the opportunity to
learn to design a pattern, transfer it to rug hooking
backing, and with Pris’s guidance, color plan that pattern
and start hooking. Students will go home with a clear plan
as to the direction their rug is to take.
Pris is an artist with many years of experience as a graphic
designer and rug-hooking teacher. After receiving her
Graphic Design degree, she worked for ‘Current Greeting
Cards’, ran her own design company in Georgia, and was a
freelance graphic designer for many companies nationwide.
She has extensive training as a folk and fine artist,
studying with many well-known art teachers in all subjects
of representational oil painting. When not teaching rug
hooking she is a full time working artist. Pris has been
featured in Celebrations X and XI and Rug Hooking Magazine.
She’s a member of the Atlanta ATHA Dogwood Chapter, Crescent
Lane Rug Hookers of Athens, GA, and Southern Belles, a
McGown Guild.
PrisButtler.com.
‘MAD
FOR MAUD’ Canadian
folk artist Maud Lewis Designs with Pam Langdon, Ottawa
Canada
Pam invites you on a ‘Mad for Maud’ journey so that you can
create a piece of folk art history based on works of Maud
Lewis, one of Canada’s most outstanding Maritime folk
artists (1903-1970). Poverty stricken throughout her married
life and facing significant physical challenges, Maud
magically created universally appealing and whimsical scenes
of her life in rural Nova Scotia. These works are alive with
color, movement and intimacy, evoking memories of
childhoods. Learn about the beauty of Maud’s art and the
highlights of her exceptional life. Discover hooking
techniques that capture the charm of her work. There are a
significant number of Maud Lewis-based designs waiting to be
hooked by the experienced rug hooker in fine cut or wide cut
using cut wool, yarn or alternative fibers. These designs
can be viewed and purchased online at Highland Heart
Hookery,
HookaRug.com
Pam Langdon from Ottawa, Canada, has been a certified
Ontario Hooking Craft Guild (OHCG) teacher since 2006. Her
penchant and enthusiasm for teaching includes courses on
color, dyeing, 3D geometrics, as well as a particular
interest in teaching students about the life and art of Maud
Lewis and how to re-create her work. Pam’s informative and
interactive approach creates an enjoyable atmosphere for
working, learning and success. Email Pam at
pamlangdon@sympatico.ca
MELLOW
TEXTURES IN WIDE CUT
with Wendy Miller, Attica Indiana
Wendy specializes in wide cut and primitive designs, and
works almost exclusively in an #8.5 cut. She requires that
students work in at least a #8 cut (1/4" wide strip) or
wider. She helps students incorporate textured and plaid
wool using a primitive color palette. Rugs have an instant
old age appearance to them, through color, texture and
value.
All color planning will be done in class. Students go
through the color planning process with Wendy individually,
so each will learn her method of selecting the colors and
textures of wool. Because individual instruction is a
portion of this class, it is suggested that students bring
along a small project to work on while they wait, although
Wendy welcomes students to watch and listen as she confers
with each student. Wendy’s rugs have been pictured in
Celebrations and Rug Hooking Magazine and she’s the owner of
TheRedSaltBox.com
New
This Year!
We are excited to announce a new association with a
well-known (and well-loved) local caterer who will serve all
meals for Fiesta in the beautiful Chapel in College Hall.
This is a more intimate setting, beautifully appointed, and
closer to the classrooms. The Chapel in College Hall,
Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT. (Photo: The
Chapel in College Hall, Vermont College of Fine Arts,
Montpelier, VT)
HOOKING
SUPPLIES
Wool and hooking
supplies will be available for purchase at Green Mountain
Hooked Rugs, just 3 miles from the VCFA campus.
GREEN
MOUNTAIN HOOKED RUGS ~ RUG SUPPLY SHOP & ONLINE STORE
When in the
Montpelier, Vermont area we invite you to visit our fully
stocked rug hooking shop where Stephanie offers over 200
bolts of 100% wool fabric, yarn, dyed wool, kits, hooking
supplies and equipment, as well as free hook-ins, monthly
hooking classes, custom dyeing, rug repair and rug cleaning
services. The Shop is open Thursday-Saturday, 10 AM-5 PM
(closed for 3 weeks in June). We invite you to shop anytime
at
GreenMountainHookedRugs.com.
ABOUT THE
DIRECTOR
Stephanie
Ashworth-Krauss was only six when she learned to hook from
her mother, Anne Ashworth, a nationally recognized rug
hooker who co-founded Green Mountain Rug School in 1982. A
fourth-generation rug hooker and custom-dyeing specialist
Stephanie owns Green Mountain Hooked Rugs in Montpelier,
Vermont. She operates Green Mountain Rug School and Fall
Fiesta with the help of her daughters, Lindsay and Mariah.
