Hooked On Canada? We are – especially these works of hooked art!
“What Canada Means To Me” was the theme issued to Hookers near and far as they were invited to create an original work of art that would honour Canada’s 150th Anniversary.
Having learned about this challenge issued by local hooker and artist Penny Ridley during the annual Hookers Retreat here at White Point in the winter, we knew we had to invite the show to White Point. We are delighted and honoured to welcome ‘What Canada Means to Me” to the beach August 17 – September 15, 2017. Please drop by to experience Canada ‘hooked’ in this traditional and spectacular exhibit. For a special and more intimate experience, join us September 10th as we invite the artists to be present for “Meet & Greet with the Hookers”!
Background on the Exhibit:
There were about 35 entrants mostly from the South Shore, one from New Brunswick, Bass River, two from the Halifax area and a few from the USA. Later several had to withdraw due to the fact that rug hooking can be very time consuming. It not a quick and easy art form.
Most of the works are done by rug hookers that are passionate about their hobby and there are professional artists participating as well. However all the works reflect a high degree of professionalism and creativity. Some pieces are very sophisticated in their style yet others reflect the more primitive tradition that is very common in rug hooking. Each story is a unique view of the artists concept of what Canada has provided and is providing for them.
The Show opened at River House Studio and Gallery in Petite Riviere and was very well received. Then it moved to Fort Point Museum in LaHave and certainly complimented the permanent collection of historical artifacts. Now its final stop is at White Point Resort where I know the visitors will enjoy reading the visual histories of “What Canada Means to Me”
From the Show Catalogue, here are the artists and their works from which our exhibit will pull from here at White Point:
2. ARTIST: MARY BROWN
3. ARTIST: ALISON EISENHAUER
4. ARTIST: NINA M SEAMAN
5. ARTIST: AnnaClaire MacAdam
6. ARTIST: Kelly James /designer Jane Steele
7. ARTIST: Pamela Fortin
8. ARTIST: Carol Harvey Clark
9. ARTIST: Penny Maloney Ridley
10. ARTIST: Linda Alderdice/Jane Steele
11. ARTIST: Susan Newman Bennet
12. ARTIST: Margo Seaman
13. ARTIST: Andra White
14. ARTIST: Alex Weld
15. ARTIST: Susan Lohnes
16. ARTIST: Linda Power
17. ARTIST: Judy Nelson
18 ARTIST: Leslie Marshall
19. ARTIST: Wendy Richardson
20. ARTIST: Carla Cummings
21. ARTIST: Ruth Rudderham
22. ARTIST: Mary Maloney
23. ARTIST: Laura Besaw
24. ARTIST: Gloria Shields
25. ARTIST: Mardi Barker
26. ARTIST: Nancy MacIntosh
27. ARTIST: Bernadette Jordan
28. ARTIST: Penny Maloney Ridley
