contributed by Shawn
Last week in the shop, in anticipation of the rug show at the Shelburne Museum, we were busy displaying the last of rug hooking
materials in the shop.
I was so enamored of the lovely colors in our supplies that I couldn't
wait for Sunday to arrive. I was off on Sunday and planning to go to the show.
I took a trip out to the Round Barn at the Shelburne Museum
this past weekend to look at the work of some amazingly talented fiber artists!
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| image courtesy of shelburnemuseum.org |
I was so busy taking in the colors and
textures that I did not make notes on the artists while I was there - my apologies! I was especially impressed by
the work in these two pieces. The colors
in the mesa cliffs and the reflection of the heron in the water!
One of the artists based her designs on actual dragonfly
specimens.
Another piece caught my eye because the work is taller
than I am and the amazing shading created the feeling of a 3 dimensional walk
through a corn field. (Yes, I grew up in
the mid-west so this is a nostalgic flat-lander thing.)
There were a couple of great primitive and geometric designs that drew my eye too.
This geometric piece was outlined in a single color and
all of the colors were added from leftover scraps from other projects - awesome
use of leftovers in my opinion!
I wish I could share every piece with you. It was a wonderful morning all in all!
If you can, I recommend making a trip yourself to check
out the Green
It's there until 11/20. This is a great way to enjoy a bit of time as there are over 400 hand crafted
hooked rugs on display. For those of
you who enjoy rug hooking yourselves there is an entire level of
vendors too!
1 comment:
Wow! These are amazing! Sorry that I live in the Rocky Mountains and can't make it to the show. The corn one is *very* cool - and you're right, it reminds me of home as well - downstate Illinois inbetween corn and soybeans.
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