A few weeks ago I got a tip from a friend who called to tell me I just had to sneak away to see one of the homes in the Historical Home Show! "She does that really cool thing you do with wool - you know not the crocheting, but whatever that other thing you do with the little tiny strips..." Did she mean Rug Hooking? Well let's just say that I was so happy that I dropped everything for a minute to go have a look.
It was the home of Sharon Verdine and her artist husband, Ernie. (I had just been admiring his work in the Gallery the day before so I was thrilled to get to meet him and see Sharon again!) I had met Sharon at a rug hooking meeting last fall. WHAT TALENT!!
Their home is charming and I heard over and over again comments like, "This is my very favorite of all of the homes I have seen!" "They have really put life back into this home not only decorating, but living the beautiful, simple, artistic life that once was so long ago." I couldn't agree more! It was exquisite, every square inch! When you first walked in, you were greeted with this cute little chicken rug. Seeing that rug on the floor - I knew this woman was not only a very accomplished rug hooker - but prolific in her work. She makes rugs for not only the art, but for the utilitarian purpose they were intended for........once upon a time! Sharon warmly visited with everyone...she is a gem!
Charm around every corner...and the sweet light coming through the windows.
It was magical.
Her hooked rugs and projects are right at home in every room.
Her studio had such a peaceful calm to to it.
Her collection of antique pieces were very artfully displayed and warmly and lovingly used.
I could move into this wonderful home quite easily and be very much at home here!
What a coincidence that I had just visited the newly opened Logan Fine Arts Gallery the day before and had been admiring Ernie's work there! I love his style and the rich color pallet he paints from. He has a blog here. I "borrowed the photos of him painting from a fairly recent article about him in the Herald Journal. What a delight to meet him and see his studio.
Hopefully we can all follow our hearts! Thanks for opening up your beautiful home to us, Verdines!!
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So on to a little business...I want to thank everyone for their support in the Open House we held last Saturday. It was such a beautiful day and so fun to see everyone. Leslie was so generous in sharing her beautiful wool projects. I sure love all of you lovely ladies!! In order to promote this little blog, which will soon serve as a place of updates and class schedules - we are having a little contest!
I realize that social media isn't everyone's thing - and some of us aren't as handy on the computer as others... but we (gently persuaded by my loving daughters...) have decided it is a fun and easy way to reach a lot of people and get updates out in a colorful way. Like us on facebook or follow us on the blog. Leave a comment about what you love about working with wool - hand stitching - your favorite project...etc, and we will have a drawing for two delightful prizes!
This contest will run for one week...Drawing will be held at 9 pm October 9th!
(I'll post the winners Wednesday morning)
(I'll post the winners Wednesday morning)
Eighteen 6" x 8" pieces of yummy fall wool pieces ~ perfect for small projects and applique!
and
Three strips (8" x 16") of the gorgeous new hand dyed silk/rayon velvet! Great to add into wool projects for beautiful shimmer and a pretty texture...not to mention the amazing silky hand it has!
Also, if you purchased a pattern/kit for Stacked Jacks - you may have gotten one with out an important piece of the pattern. A few were missing the page for the larger stacked jacks pillow pattern pieces. I can that to you if you email me your address. Sorry for the error and inconvenience.
We had dye cut pieces for you to take home and create a cute little Pinterst-Inspired bookmark. For your reference and inspiration...here is the photo we were inspired by. Hope to see everyone soon! we'd love to see what YOU have created! Happy Stitching!
