One of a kind, hand hooked rugs. Stitched one loop at a time

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 My rugs are created as beautiful, joyful pieces of art to be featured on the wall.

They are colorful, vibrant, rich, bold, eye-catching, dimensional, and very unique pieces.

This is contemporary rug hooking like you have never seen before!

Some rugs from the Spring Collection are available on my web shop.

Others will be shown at various venues in 2025 and beyond.

Please read more about my rugs at the bottom of this page.

These pieces are all one of a kind and hand hooked, one loop at a time.

Many of my rugs feature my own unique style, where I use techniques of both traditional rug hooking and punch needle rug hooking. This gives the rugs a very dimensional and interesting aesthetic. 

Sizes range from 6" x 9" to 2' x 3' and larger.

Materials include 100% wool yarn, 50% wool / synthetic mixed yarn, upcycled wool strips, and burlap backing. 

The edges are simply folded over and hand sewn to create a flat hem, so it can lay as flat as possible on the wall.

Some rugs will be displayed through 2025 and beyond at various venues. 

Some are available for purchase in my web shop. Link below.

The rugs can easily be hung on a sheetrock wall with map pins or small nails or you could get a custom frame made. Any way you decide, they are beautiful handmade pieces of art that would look stunning in any space!

Collections are categorized in two groups. All the rugs I make from May - October are Summer - Fall Collections and from November - May are Spring Collections. 

Read more about me and what inspires my art in the About page.

Note: These are technically called rugs, even though they vary in size and are not meant for the floor. 

It's a modern take on a traditional craft.

The craft of rug hooking was brought over to the New England and Eastern Maritime Canada region from England in the 1800s. It became a craft of necessity, meaning that people (mostly women) would hook rugs for the floors of their cold homes. Old wool clothing or blankets were cut into strips and a hook was fashioned out of nails or whatever material was available to pull loops through burlap sack backing. Traditionally, the images were pictorial and featured things seen in day to day life. 

Over the years, the craft has evolved to become more expressive and extremely versatile in use, materials and tools used, technique, and is now appreciated as a form of art. Many rug hookers are working artists who have gallery showings and shops and businesses of their own.

The traditional ways of hooking are still very popular amongst "hookers" (as we call ourselves), but we now have a contemporary style of hooking as well. 

The contemporary rug hooking uses a variety of yarns and materials to hook with, can be abstract, painterly, or tell stories of modern ways of thinking, can be various shapes or have various uses (like clothing or home accessories), can be combined with other art mediums, and more often than not, the rugs are hung on the wall or featured as a piece of art instead of used as rugs on the floor.