Janet Boates came through the door Monday morning with a completed Harvest Fair under her arm. Having worked all weekend for the Father Christmas festival ending a 13 day stretch without a day off, I was tired and a bit cranky. Seeing this rug lifted my spirits and I started smiling from the inside out! That's one of the main reasons I'm in the business; nothing rejuvenates my passion than seeing one of my designs hooked so beautifully!
The details were so exquisite I asked if she was a painter, this kind of attention to shading is a dead giveaway of a true artist's eye.
Everywhere you look there is something new to discover. Janet worked mostly in a #4 cut with #3 cut details with all hand-dyed wool of her making. Wider for the kernels of corn. She told me she likes a challenge and this project fit the bill. She's only been hooking four years and if this is any indication of her rug hooking talent, I can't wait to see future work. What a spectacular representation of Thanksgiving to hang over a mantel. The harvest; bounty from the fruits of hard labour.
Although every part of this rug is expertly executed the corn really drew me in. When I designed this piece I worried someone might have trouble hooking the small details of individual kernels. Janet opted to go bigger instead of smaller and it worked perfectly. Each of the wide cut loops look exactly like a kernel of corn. Genius I thought!
Janet hooks with the Nicholsville Rug Rats rug hooking group.
The details were so exquisite I asked if she was a painter, this kind of attention to shading is a dead giveaway of a true artist's eye.
Everywhere you look there is something new to discover. Janet worked mostly in a #4 cut with #3 cut details with all hand-dyed wool of her making. Wider for the kernels of corn. She told me she likes a challenge and this project fit the bill. She's only been hooking four years and if this is any indication of her rug hooking talent, I can't wait to see future work. What a spectacular representation of Thanksgiving to hang over a mantel. The harvest; bounty from the fruits of hard labour.
Although every part of this rug is expertly executed the corn really drew me in. When I designed this piece I worried someone might have trouble hooking the small details of individual kernels. Janet opted to go bigger instead of smaller and it worked perfectly. Each of the wide cut loops look exactly like a kernel of corn. Genius I thought!
Janet hooks with the Nicholsville Rug Rats rug hooking group.
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Janet holding up her rug for a size comparison. WOWSA!
Carolyn Coleman is Janet's sister. She's only been hooking one year and considering the very nice shading in Wanda's hair, the two gals have more in common than good looks! Moonstruck Wanda is a fun piece. I like that she used nighttime shades to tell the story. The overall feeling is hauntingly true of the witching hour. Hooked in a #4 cut from new dyed wool and found.
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