Colour

It is a very white day in Truro..and it could use some colour!

Foggy in the Fall

This little rug started off as 'Bird in the Snow' but all that white was making me cranky and had to add some colour so it became 'Foggy in the Fall'.... thanks to my Mothers' quick thinking...thanks Mom.

Christmas

Joy, hope, peace and love.

Chief Theresa Spence

Rug Harper attending an 'Idle No More'

An 'Idle No More' protest was held in Millbrook today..so Rug Harper was there! ..wish the real Harper would meet with Chief  Theresa Spence.

"Get off the Table" SOLD

Just completed!..and now I had better focus on this Christmas thing that is coming up. Yikes!

"Get off the table" in progress.

This is coming along and if I didn't have to sleep, I could get this done by tomorrow!

Little Hooked Ballerina SOLD

I am suppose to be baking and shopping for Christmas...BUT I WANT TO HOOK! I just finished this little ballerina..Christmas is a whole 8 days away..plenty of time.

Connecticut

Fifty Shades of Grey-The Rug SOLD

This was very strange for me, this rug. I wanted to hook a winter tree and I don't use much white in my work but I used my braveness and went for it! I added a little colour to the tree, a bit of yellow and red sari because it was driving me nuts as it was so bleak. As I was hooking the sky, I thought wow!, this is a lot of grey..like fifty shades at least. Ha!

Just finished! SOLD

I just finished hooking big bird. I like it!..and I don't know how the lady in the rug feels about it. She is worried this big bird may have eaten her kitty, Fluffy.

SOLD

Large Crow

I am going to start a rug tomorrow of a crow..a really big one..like bigger than the lady in the rug. HUGE!


 I LOVE MY "JOB".

"Kitty Ballerina"

Ok, just a couple more kitty rugs and then I think I will have all the kitties out of me. Ha!

"Kitty taking care of kitty business"

Just finished this little kitty. Originally he didn't have a tail and my daughter said, "It looks like a fish head- down into a box". ..so I added a tail. Glad I have a very honest ..and sweet..critic living with me.

Rug Hooking Magazine

Hetty van Gurp, former co-owner of Moose River Rug Hooking Studio, came to interview me today for an article which will appear in the September issue of Rug Hooking Magazine. We had a great talk about Folk Art and Rug Hooking, it was really such a pleasure to talk to Hetty!

Cathy and her Cats

This piece will be submitted for a show at Argyle Fine Art..keep your fingers crossed!

Fried Egg or....

pee in the snow...hee hee. In a bit of a strange mood.

Sari-ribbon

New shipment of sari-ribbon arrived. I cannot put into words just how much I love sari-ribbon...ok, I 'll try..it is just so yummy and pretty and well, it makes the rugs sing and dance...and SQUEAL WITH DELIGHT!

Old dress rug

I was rearranging the art on the walls today and I came across this rug. I use to make a lot of dress rugs and sometimes people would ask "where is the body?". The body? I wasn't quite ready for that! Eventually I moved on to "headless ballerinas" then finally I felt confident to add the whole body..but it took years of hooking. Sometimes people ask if I sell my designs as patterns, but no, I don't. They are all one-of-a-kind......and if I can do this, so can you...just take it step-by-step and you will do it.

Wee landscape..I think.

Yesterday, I pulled out a bunch of sari-ribbon from my basket...colours I don't ordinarily use...gray etc and ignored the ballerina I had drawn on the burlap and just started hooking.... I got so into it that I missed church!

Hot off the hoop..Flowers in Vase SOLD

Spotted Cow SOLD

I hooked this lovely cow in 2008. He always got lots of "oooo's and ah's" AND finally he found a home. I will be shipping him off to the States soon. Hope he doesn't get stopped at customs...worried they will think his spots will cause a "spotted Cow" outbreak.....ha!..just a little cow humour for you.

Laura at her booth for NSDCC Show

This is me at my 5x5' mini booth..yes, it is small but it is perfect for me. Perhaps one day I'll upgrade to a larger booth...baby steps.

NSDCC Show

Wow! What a weekend. Met so many people with stories to share. Lots of rugs were SOLD..I am feeling "Rugless in Truro"..hee hee. Well, there are a few left but not many. I had the best booth neighbours. I had a very nice conversation with a fellow artist about "What is Folk Art?" ...I still don't know. What do I do now? Clean the house, holy smokes... you should see it. PS If you are interested in which rugs SOLD, just go the the FB page, www.facebook.com/LauraKEnneyArtist. Thanks.

Preparing for NSDCC

Rugs are getting a final press, a check for loose threads, a double check that all are priced and signed...THEY MUST LOOK THEIR BEST FOR THE SHOW....THEY MUST!

NSDCC Christmas Craft Show

I"ll be here! Please come and say hi.

Rugs on the floor..yikes!

It is the "put the rugs on the floor and make sure the prices make sense" time. The NSDCC show starts this Friday! in Halifax at the Cunard Centre. I am excited and I hope to see you there!

Warm Wool

A little known fact about rug hooking...the wool must be warmed by a cat for 2-4 hours....ha!

Hooked Crow

I am going through a bit of a crow phase...I have gone through a dress, headless ballerina and fish phase and now it is the time for crows.

"Nice Day to Walk your Crow" SOLD

Colour Planning

I have some nice juicy colours ready for a rug. ..I am excited as always!!

Rug Hooker Burnout

I think I should have lied on this today. I have been cranking out rug after rug for the last little while then today I was second guessing everything I was doing. I should have lied on the couch today.....

SOLD

Booth for NSDCC Christmas Show

I have a 5x5' booth and I was working on how best to arrange a table, shelf and screen in that space. I think I have it worked out!

Meowy Christmas or.....

I want to title this "Meowy Christmas" but the kitty wants me to call it "Get this thing off me or I will scratch your eyes out". ...guess kitty isn't in the Christmas mood.

Hooked Christmas Tree

Just finished tucking away those halloween decorations? Feeling like you have nothing to look forward to..or dread..depending on how you feel about these things? Don't worry Christmas is coming....and the goose is getting fat!

Three Little Ballerinas

These three lovely dancers will be dancing their way to Halifax for the NSDCC Christmas Show, Nov 16-18th.

Let Me Wear Black

Yes, someone just bought "Let Me Wear Black" last night and the interesting thing is the women lives on the same street as the woman in the rug, the one who lost her husband. I hope she sees this one day..maybe not soon, but someday.

Let Me Wear Black

This was a toughie to make. A very kind young man in our community died suddenly about two months ago leaving behind a wife and two small girls. I was directed to his wife's blog by a friend and in it she said she just wanted to wear black so people would know she doesn't quite fit in now. The money from this rug will go to her husbands memorial fund.

Kitty for Sale

This is the purrfect kitty. It doesn't scratch or meow to go out in the middle of the night. It doesn't try to trip you at the top of the stairs...AND it will love you unconditionally.

The nun is done! SOLD

Her name is Sister Mary. She is 11.5x18" and 170$. It does feel weird to put a nun up for sale...but I gotta do it. Giggle.

Yummy Rolag from Delia Burge

I went to Pictou today to pick up some supplies. This lovely rolag is from Delia Burge's sheep. I can't wait to hook something with this yumminess.

A nun and two cats.

When our family was in Quebec City this summer, I went to the Musee national des beaux-arts du Quebec. I am afraid I don't recall the name of the painter, but he had painted a lovely painting of nuns and well, it got me thinking I would like to try to create a nun...so here I go!

Star on the Tree

Just completed! A wee bit early for the whole Christmas thing...BUT it is coming..we can't hide. This piece is 9.5x27" and will be at the NSDCC Christams show in Halifax, Nov16-19.

Get that star on the tree...and don't fall off the chair !

Just drew this on the burlap..the hard part is done. I usually do one Christmas themed rug a year for the NSDCC Christmas Market. Last year it was the FISHMAS TREE, and this year this is it!

A fish

This little perky guy cheered me up after "Lady in Black..in a sea of blood"

Lady in Black...in a sea of blood

Ha! This lady started off as a ballerina in a pink tutu. I guess I wasn't in the mood for a ballerina in a pink tutu.

The Studio

With Zoe in the background practicing for choir.

Laura Kenney, Artist FB Page is Up!

If you like FB and would like to check out my page, look me up! I just posted a pic of the first rug I ever SOLD. www.facebook.com/LauraKenneyArtist.

Two more!

Wow..it has been a good week..... Just a ballerina and a fish to complete. I am gearing up fro the NSDCC in Halifax which is Nov16-18 and things are going well!

Laura Kenney, Artist FB page coming soon!

If you are on Facebook at all, wanted to let you know I am going to be creating a page soon. I have had a great response with my rugs from my FB friends and thought this would be a good next step. So, I 'll let you know when it is up and running.

Calico Kitty

Just finished this wee kitty..she looks a little angry.

Mr. and Mrs. Purdy

This very fine gentleman sharpens my hooking scissors and keeps my cutter in good working order. He also makes very lovely hooks which he supplies to the Rug Hooking shops through out the province...and at the top we have Mrs. Purdy with her lovely inch mat. I love these people!

Cat, Crow, Ballerinas and Fish

Just drew these lovely things on the burlap. My week is set!

Returned from NS Fibre Arts Festival

My table was situated under a very funky palm tree....complete with a blow up parrot... I dunno. I got back late last night form the Festival. This was my second year with the Festival..and to be honest, I am not too sure this is the show for me. But I am glad I gave it a try and now I need to focus on the NSDCC show which is just 5 weeks away!!! Run around in circles and panic!! Ha! My scissors and cutter are "in the shop" so I hope I can get hooking again full steam on Monday. Ciao.