Hooked Rugs as Art Exhibit-Anderson Cntr. Redwing, MN

Smokey and me getting a close-up view of Wanda's Loon by Water!

 Yesterday on one of the finest fall days you will ever encounter in Northern WI  My Hubby, our two dogs, and myself journeyed two and a half hours by car ( not horses! LOL) to Redwing Minnesota.  The Anderson Art Center was hosting a spectacular Hooked Rugs as Art Exhibit put on by Mary Ann Wise and Friends from Wisconsin. Twenty Two rug artists from North and South America participated making this one of the largest exhibitions of hooked rugs to be shown in the region.


Mary Ann Wise is a nationally known hooked and woven rug artist and has been published in Fiber Arts, Country Home, American Craft and others. In 2009 she introduced the art form to the fair trade groups in Guatemala. 
 So without further spiel........ the rugs!   ( only a few of the many many on display) 




Yessica Calgua (Guatemala)   100% Recycled fabric on cotton ground cloth

Eric Sandberg (Georgia)Wedding Dance


Towers of Light-2010Molly Dye (Vermont)


Tool Box- Various threads( cotton,wool, silk, rayon etc.) on woven cottonAnne-Marie Littenberg (Vermont)

Soyla Calgua ( Guatemala) 100% recycled fabrics on cotton ground

One of the rooms at the center where the rugs were displayed

Tish Murphy's rugs ( Minnesota)

Race PointMolly Dye (Vermont)  Love this rug with all the different fibers she used ( notice the fringe around the roof top on the far left!  Lots of sparkly yarns too!)


Present Times- EarthboundTish Murphy ( Minnesota)100% wool on cotton backing


Canary's Lament-2011Mary Anne Wise (Wisconsin)In private collection



Light by WaterWanda Kerr (Ontario)Wool through Linen


Gee's Bend RecalledJan Mostrom (Minnesota)

ForrestJoan Lavine (Minnesota) 

End Times- ApocalypseTish Murphy ( Minnesota)

Big Boned Girls and Taking a BreakDeanne Fitzpatrick (Novia Scotia)


Carmen Maldonado ( Guatemala)100% Recycled fabrics on cotton ground cloth    Loon by WaterPeace by WaterBorn by WaterWanda Kerr ( Ontario)I have to say the favorite part of the exhibit was seeing Wanda Kerr's rugs up close and personal!  Oh yes Wanda, I looked at the backs and checked everything out!  I went back twice or more to see them again!  I think I even saw a Birdie( Wanda's kitty) hair on one! Just kidding!
Cathy G