tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72979064300838196022024-03-15T16:58:52.785-07:00Laura Kenney RugsLaura Kenney Rugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05493786607601911402noreply@blogger.comBlogger1001125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297906430083819602.post-55328415915026832632024-03-15T11:49:00.000-07:002024-03-15T12:16:53.053-07:00Judy’s origins-Talk at Art Gallery of Northumberland..thank you Jennifer Wiber for filming and editing.<p></p><p></p><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/QiBLOcoh3BA?si=cAQ01NhygL0nxeNE" width="480"></iframe></p>Laura Kenney Rugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05493786607601911402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297906430083819602.post-23402447157501900152024-03-13T12:06:00.000-07:002024-03-15T09:22:18.890-07:00Video of Chat at Art Gallery of Northumberland.<p> </p><div dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":rb2:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Jennifer Wiber of <span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080456087341&__cft__[0]=AZU6R1Spbviq0oD5X_V-7_OpjoNM-rTW9DIRlReztJ-7tJsE4p2tYNEBb19c8BQdIEnhR0qBbw-FF-7lrtBBC6n0Z-RvnDnqLQg3y-lJ-UyT1A&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2"><span>Northumberland Rug Hookers</span></span></a></span> was super sweet and took a video of the talk I gave at <span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/ArtGalleryOfNorthumberland?__cft__[0]=AZU6R1Spbviq0oD5X_V-7_OpjoNM-rTW9DIRlReztJ-7tJsE4p2tYNEBb19c8BQdIEnhR0qBbw-FF-7lrtBBC6n0Z-RvnDnqLQg3y-lJ-UyT1A&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2"><span>Art Gallery of Northumberland</span></span></a></span> with Olinda Casimiro a couple of weeks ago.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">I chat about Judy..of course...and Maud and Folk Art and read from an excerpt of the Vernacular Art article in the latest edition of <span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/BorderCrossingsmag?__cft__[0]=AZU6R1Spbviq0oD5X_V-7_OpjoNM-rTW9DIRlReztJ-7tJsE4p2tYNEBb19c8BQdIEnhR0qBbw-FF-7lrtBBC6n0Z-RvnDnqLQg3y-lJ-UyT1A&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2"><span>Border Crossings Magazine</span></span></a></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span><span class="xt0psk2"><span> </span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span><span class="xt0psk2"><span> </span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span><span class="xt0psk2"><span> </span></span></span></div><a href="https://youtu.be/gARGHIxVQYw?feature=shared">https://youtu.be/gARGHIxVQYw?feature=shared</a></div></span></div></div></div></div>Laura Kenney Rugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05493786607601911402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297906430083819602.post-41820719986897063182024-03-08T10:19:00.000-08:002024-03-08T10:19:35.980-08:00Art Gallery of Northumberland<p> Nice write up by Olinda Casimiro, <span lang="PT" style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Executive Director of AGN.</span><span lang="PT" style="font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></p><p><span lang="PT" style="font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span lang="PT" style="font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.artgalleryofnorthumberland.ca/exhibition/laura-kenney-judy/">https://www.artgalleryofnorthumberland.ca/exhibition/laura-kenney-judy/</a></span></p><p><span lang="PT" style="font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></p><p>“Subversive Judy” emerges as more than just a character in Laura
Kenney’s artistic repertoire; she embodies a rebellion against societal
norms and expectations. For over five years, Kenney has woven the tale
of Judy, a figure both fantastical and deeply relatable, into her art.
Judy is not merely a whimsical creation; she serves as a conduit for
Kenney’s voice and a mirror reflecting the desires and frustrations of
individuals navigating the constraints of social order.</p>
<p>Dressed in black with vibrant red boots, Judy epitomizes freedom,
eschewing traditional domestic duties for moments of carefree abandon.
Kenney’s personal connection to Judy is palpable, rooted in memories of
her mother’s disdain for ironing, a chore dreaded by many. Through Judy,
Kenney explores themes of domesticity, gender roles, labour, and
liberation, challenging conventional narratives surrounding female
identity.</p>
<p>Kenney’s choice of medium, fiber art, adds layers of significance to
her exploration. By utilizing materials traditionally associated with
women’s domestic labour, such as cloth, wool, and thread, Kenney pays
homage to those who have historically been relegated to the margins of
art history. In doing so, she aligns herself with a lineage of artists
who have transformed fiber art from a dismissed craft into a powerful
tool of resistance.</p>
<p>Through Judy, Kenney breathes life into this subversive spirit,
reclaiming the art of fiber work as a means of empowerment and
expression in the contemporary landscape.</p>
<p>Olinda Casimiro<br />
Executive Director</p><p><span lang="PT" style="font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></p>Laura Kenney Rugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05493786607601911402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297906430083819602.post-85501213210456500712024-03-08T06:49:00.000-08:002024-03-08T06:49:11.096-08:00Art Gallery of Northumberland<p> The opening was packed!</p><p>Big thanks to the Northumberland Rug Hookers. They have a lovely blog and can see more images of the show here.</p><p> <a href="https://northumberlandrughookers.blogspot.com/">https://northumberlandrughookers.blogspot.com/</a></p><p>The show is up till April 27th, please drop by if you can.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBcyHUwsPCFl2yU8XvePsoLGksURTTwixDno8f0oGEqgeHTb5wcSg3EUF8bxw5Elz5uvpwALq5b_khuErSxe2R-GTg01Um-U2e8B2z6C_a2Bh2KLE4M3x0-x-DJL05evX_8PGNTHs3eORmg-16WpFqaMgdkL0JFuUna5Iz6u38wSya-3SI1iaEzVu2ENn/s2048/431080191_7321642284561036_7347735522659308040_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBcyHUwsPCFl2yU8XvePsoLGksURTTwixDno8f0oGEqgeHTb5wcSg3EUF8bxw5Elz5uvpwALq5b_khuErSxe2R-GTg01Um-U2e8B2z6C_a2Bh2KLE4M3x0-x-DJL05evX_8PGNTHs3eORmg-16WpFqaMgdkL0JFuUna5Iz6u38wSya-3SI1iaEzVu2ENn/s320/431080191_7321642284561036_7347735522659308040_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Gallery with Declan O’Dowd and Carley Mullally, the Halifax Central
Library with <span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/marilyn.smulders?__cft__[0]=AZUvh_aLOuv4XBW4Uj2Q-mChBUm9BX5ak8CLQFTILtYPGq1Hy1Lmghq2O_5uYF7Ll_t5rL0I_azfQmHQY1p_RdbE1ecnC8uRoYeHtd_KW5c_eHLuxqeRHz-rr4KY4_-DkN2QFvvtODI374B_nTmLykQGMwkrbboJovk2_ciDPVqCaA&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2"><span>Marilyn Smulders</span></span></a></span> and painter Danny Abriel</span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"> </span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><a href="https://nsreviews.blog/2023/11/22/all-the-worlds-a-vision-for-1-artist-and-3-sets-of-2/" rel="nofollow" target=""></a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6RFV2GaIC5VeQoeoiQELCTSeDrgTi3FDnafygonvpm3K_zzcTmL7Svp6o1-yNf9ltQ35SgoVyGt-pgPJf8wuQgEONag9fS8FVlM2oZ-4riUbBmBAESlMS25L4cSs3pogb3OXS7t0LFKYRqEV6SIF6p_OO5FKD502UqHpQf8Ibc-7vw3wMO1L8QUtX6zb/s5311/Cowgirl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4027" data-original-width="5311" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6RFV2GaIC5VeQoeoiQELCTSeDrgTi3FDnafygonvpm3K_zzcTmL7Svp6o1-yNf9ltQ35SgoVyGt-pgPJf8wuQgEONag9fS8FVlM2oZ-4riUbBmBAESlMS25L4cSs3pogb3OXS7t0LFKYRqEV6SIF6p_OO5FKD502UqHpQf8Ibc-7vw3wMO1L8QUtX6zb/s320/Cowgirl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><br /></span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><a href="https://nsreviews.blog/2023/11/22/all-the-worlds-a-vision-for-1-artist-and-3-sets-of-2/">https://nsreviews.blog/2023/11/22/all-the-worlds-a-vision-for-1-artist-and-3-sets-of-2/</a></span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"> </span></p><p><b>WOOD AND WOOL</b>: <b>Ian Gilson and Laura Kenney</b></p>
<p>Hooked rug artist Laura Kenney and toy maker/assemblage artist Ian Gilmore are both playful and political in their work.</p>
<p>Their shared exhibit at Secord Gallery is a wonder of detail and
material magic and is strong on thematic connections. Both comment on
the housing crisis, environmental challenges and the threat to
lighthouses while Kenney spins off into a more feminist direction and
Gilmore into moods and an exploration of where the world of the child
meets that of the adult.</p>
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<p>There is a delicious irony in Kenney’s use of a traditional, tactile,
homespun domestic art in rugs that are warming to the foot and the
heart to comment on social and political issues.</p>
<p>Her character Judy, party drawn from rural Maritime life and folk
art, is a tall, thin woman with red hair pulled back in a bun. She is
faceless, wears a long black dress and is a feminist keen on social
justice and setting things right. Judy has been a saviour of
lighthouses and a critic of the commercialization of Maud Lewis for the
profit of others.</p>
<p>Maud Lewis’s three cats, framed on Judy’s wall, look on gleefully as
Judy irons a white, suited man on her ironing board in Straighten Him
Out. </p>
<p>Kenney’s sense of humour and her brilliant use of colour with
gorgeous banded backgrounds make her imagery delightful and seemingly
carefree. As gorgeous as the flames and purple and blue banded sky are
in Putting Out The Fires, the depiction of Judy using a watering can to
put out this past summer’s wildfires is disturbing. </p>
<p>The cheerful colours in window panes and pink flowers on window sills
in Our Home on Native Land belie the socio-political comment Kenney is
making about colonization and the loss of Indigenous land and culture.
The door of the quintessential white, country house is red.</p>
<p>Gilson has a darker more fantastical edge than Kenney. His is the
world of making what’s needed from what’s at hand, from digging in the
tool box and roaming in the wood shed or the attics of old houses. He
builds an enchanting world rooted in story and informed by clowns,
carnivals, architecture and toys.</p>
<p>Gilson’s works are delightful in their miniature aspect and in the
“how” of his construction. He builds a tiny towering lighthouse out of a
jumble of miniature, handmade tables and chairs with a lit desk lamp as
the lighthouse’s light. The artwork Poltergeist is an elegant vertical
structure of barely connected, perfectly constructed, doll house chairs
reaching up to heaven.</p>
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<p><i>Note</i> <i>the exquisite detail in the miniature door in Ian
Gilson’s idea of heaven in Heaven, of reclaimed wood, metal, wire, zinc,
paper, acrylic paint, wax.</i></p>
<p><i><br /></i>Gilson’s toys are comical and not for the faint of heart. The <i>Funt Toys </i>series
of sculpted then cast and hand-painted and hand-packaged objects
includes Billy Bacon – a strip of bacon with eyes and a cigarette in its
mouth. I won’t describe Meat Landscape.</p>
<p>The Rabbits in the <i>Secret Toys for Lonely Children</i> series
are wonderful in a creepy way. These mutant, long-eared stuffies have
perfectly crafted, cranky, adult faces, sculpted hands and little furry
bodies. They look like fairytale creatures or the Japanese Monchhichi
monkeys. </p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"> </span></p>Laura Kenney Rugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05493786607601911402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297906430083819602.post-12068165991313337862023-11-19T06:04:00.000-08:002023-11-19T07:13:29.368-08:00"Judy" Wraps up at StFX Art Gallery<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYkSgIQw5YfqE32Vj1kcZ-W08E5Og3yHUEP_bJtYGha7hsGXF90m8EqCaBFLaGX53UiKS4yFjfZRb6kPcGFTZyCGdzHPRWJFKJoV3Ht6NtXXJRZQBORjCx6kaXFHT4UBQHbyVowh5ip1AyYHAjNYVs3OfuP1gj_O6wgcC6UA9fRzWDitRU4stSdS9PCVz/s640/F_JqBPyXQAARWbv.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="640" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYkSgIQw5YfqE32Vj1kcZ-W08E5Og3yHUEP_bJtYGha7hsGXF90m8EqCaBFLaGX53UiKS4yFjfZRb6kPcGFTZyCGdzHPRWJFKJoV3Ht6NtXXJRZQBORjCx6kaXFHT4UBQHbyVowh5ip1AyYHAjNYVs3OfuP1gj_O6wgcC6UA9fRzWDitRU4stSdS9PCVz/s320/F_JqBPyXQAARWbv.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Judy is a wrap at StFX Art Gallery.<p></p><p>Big thanks to curator and director Andrea Terry. She has been so patient and kind and it has been much appreciated.</p><p>And where is "Judy" off to next?</p><p>I don't have the dates, but the Art Gallery of Northumberland in lovely Cobourg ON.</p><p>It will be a first for Judy, to be out of the Atlantic provinces...and she is very excited.<br /></p><p><br /></p>Laura Kenney Rugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05493786607601911402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297906430083819602.post-16484518097780344522023-10-28T13:02:00.003-07:002023-10-28T13:02:41.398-07:00Wood and Wool<p> Super excited about this show.</p><p>Hope to see you at opening.</p><p>The work is on the website.</p><p><a href="https://www.secordgallery.com/art/index.php?/category/268">https://www.secordgallery.com/art/index.php?/category/268</a> </p><p>If you see something you fancy please get in touch with the gallery.</p><p>xox <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSvUIQNhzIaiy6Te_QtGy_8D0PnA9PxUljfIFuTidZ4_AT87h34OADKlOCViTVN2gd6o7u3nDFogUwplwsdzmpLln3OsdWGkT-11ZRh-X0cNZUUP5iSnESSjeu7OhJlDGL2mPtSZhfa1CbD9coHjhhsIcEqcQ04J4ZscJ5OTU-vWeqj1gw-pKZ5oiCRqv/s2550/Secord%20Wood%20and%20Wool%20poster%20Oct_2023_proof.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="1170" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRP82zrdMfb91BcBC1a_r66EjOpGp8GkHz1JNNaGLkSFVZHaZMc6AgKwmEDvHwiTPRWjgRkoOTuKVupLfe2dD5zHN1CH23zP9wlXJY3os3w8NOq4LZayZXvd3E7Uv4omWqUcQRJoEouEhEvBLWlfeFGznawe2e7S5Cr8TiJ79vVkckajrVJBgn_sKP5-u/w400-h225/3.webp" width="400" /></a></div>The Judy show is finishing off it's NS tour at STFX Art Gallery in lovely Antigonish.<p></p><p>Judy is excited to meet the fine people of Antigonish and have some fun!</p><p><a href="https://www.stfx.ca/art-gallery/exhibitions-events">https://www.stfx.ca/art-gallery/exhibitions-events</a><br /></p>Laura Kenney Rugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05493786607601911402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297906430083819602.post-64733191847857343232023-08-11T10:27:00.001-07:002023-08-11T10:27:16.115-07:00Thank you!<p> NS Folk Art Festival was so much fun as always.</p><p>Here are some of the rugs that SOLD.</p><p>Big thanks to the volunteers who make this happen every year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfHUqxAzdajw05LP3St4Al4hrKlEH7ea2qnXZVMItNwsuKABn7rykVatqZ7Hf1F_zWTmTq6VLzpULOk52UeECctGn07NEXymjTv1uFaE1VSFuH5QFYSSieX6gZ0uv04u1FwLCGlDzDYBcKdIQ5NV1s3evrhkVWsiUP3f_0dGsWdRA6xQJSBTSgjdBVVUz/s681/336874472_954136285776298_3016662547994594353_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfHUqxAzdajw05LP3St4Al4hrKlEH7ea2qnXZVMItNwsuKABn7rykVatqZ7Hf1F_zWTmTq6VLzpULOk52UeECctGn07NEXymjTv1uFaE1VSFuH5QFYSSieX6gZ0uv04u1FwLCGlDzDYBcKdIQ5NV1s3evrhkVWsiUP3f_0dGsWdRA6xQJSBTSgjdBVVUz/s320/336874472_954136285776298_3016662547994594353_n.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>I 'll be there.<p></p><p>With about 25 rugs.</p><p>One of my favourite art shows.</p><p>It's my 15th year...give or take.</p><p>Would be cool to have a rug hooker be the cover artist one year.</p><p>It's never happened for the history of the festival.</p><p>Fingers crossed one year it will happen.<br /></p><p>xox<br /></p>Laura Kenney Rugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05493786607601911402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297906430083819602.post-50443713698867754202023-07-11T14:55:00.001-07:002023-07-11T14:55:03.178-07:00A week work/art retreat on Brier Island<p> So excited to do a little work/art retreat on Brier Island at the end of August.</p><p>I'm going to garden...clear trails...think...hook...and be by the Bay of Fundy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Soooooooooo excited.</p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCWncHhysVUx8SCRTh6BOqiEIr218B2spL_yxRygl6EIGQOa8oVgUhF11ALVBAiyF92kLT-UedbBHpBDRw1CJoR_zyLVKK7XuoyUulqp2E2IwIcZlqq9mN5njPL-Q62B6c0jaIYyGM-VLaIUliAqeIYC_J4yiwPwQtNo5NcE6dC1Atof8wnOMmLAxRJ-f/s4533/IMG_9530(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4533" data-original-width="1987" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCWncHhysVUx8SCRTh6BOqiEIr218B2spL_yxRygl6EIGQOa8oVgUhF11ALVBAiyF92kLT-UedbBHpBDRw1CJoR_zyLVKK7XuoyUulqp2E2IwIcZlqq9mN5njPL-Q62B6c0jaIYyGM-VLaIUliAqeIYC_J4yiwPwQtNo5NcE6dC1Atof8wnOMmLAxRJ-f/w175-h400/IMG_9530(2).jpg" width="175" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><a href="https://www.hammerandsky.com/">https://www.hammerandsky.com/</a><br /></p>Laura Kenney Rugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05493786607601911402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297906430083819602.post-18496591101376970522023-06-12T10:22:00.002-07:002023-06-12T10:43:01.461-07:00The Other Sign<p> </p><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: small;">From Peter Estey Fine Art</span></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><a href="https://www.peteresteyfineart.com/contemporary-and-vintage-textiles-from-canada"><span style="font-size: small;">https://www.peteresteyfineart.com/contemporary-and-vintage-textiles-from-canada</span></a></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7D5Vq2udeaiSYh4WpZI_YJym5aoaarVIQitMMOOtrWJvPBoEN1ag2SPHwzPMA012dXH2M_V2tmNLmSOoSWobWEjgnt4HUcK9A1BuShtUaIwZKX9yhgFdSbKmHG6nq-Uj_lCvQHa5lRjWovx0h8UphcdXLfWA_-NerChuI7SoqaQtTWf3pbHbmEQGFg/s4326/The%20Other%20Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4326" data-original-width="3413" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7D5Vq2udeaiSYh4WpZI_YJym5aoaarVIQitMMOOtrWJvPBoEN1ag2SPHwzPMA012dXH2M_V2tmNLmSOoSWobWEjgnt4HUcK9A1BuShtUaIwZKX9yhgFdSbKmHG6nq-Uj_lCvQHa5lRjWovx0h8UphcdXLfWA_-NerChuI7SoqaQtTWf3pbHbmEQGFg/s320/The%20Other%20Sign.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br /> <br /><span style="font-size: small;">The Other Sign <br />Hooked rug<br />2018<br />17.5” x 23"<br /><br /><br />$650<br /><br />This
work by Laura Kenney is a reimagining of the sign Maud Lewis painted of
the visiting hours for the “Poor Farm”, or the Alms House, an
institution where people without means were sent by the authorities. The
Poor Farm was located next to her house and was where her husband
Everett Lewis worked as a night watchman. This particular sign was
lesser known as it rotted away, unlike the “Paintings for Sale” sign
that Maud Lewis is well known for. </span></h1>Laura Kenney Rugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05493786607601911402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297906430083819602.post-71292381510184981682023-06-07T06:43:00.002-07:002023-06-07T06:43:24.600-07:00Peter Estey Fine Art <p> So happy to be a part of this.</p><p>Peter Estey Fine Art is pleased to present a selection of textile-based
artworks by contemporary Canadian and Inuit artists and vintage hooked
rugs. Included are works by Anna Torma, Heather Goodchild, Laura Kenney,
Alea Drain, Mark DeLong, Marjorie Aguluvak, as well as a selection of
hooked rugs and wall hangings by unknown artists.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.peteresteyfineart.com/contemporary-and-vintage-textiles-from-canada">https://www.peteresteyfineart.com/contemporary-and-vintage-textiles-from-canada</a> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXBvkKFEL5OuVgJG2yw-WRQnmtp0YIudT7LVBha-Xhie3snEhY78Rzyr9y9KVYe5gCpTe17SLOrA389Mm_nVhewpYHTflMHscMQUns5nex_Nankz_biuQkmQx4YAHYZmSMATVIPjWcFOT6d9K19C678MVQEpP1kU69DKcotFZYyJOqqFU7aPoh6TjfA/s5109/Perfectly%20good%20Chair%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5109" data-original-width="4211" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXBvkKFEL5OuVgJG2yw-WRQnmtp0YIudT7LVBha-Xhie3snEhY78Rzyr9y9KVYe5gCpTe17SLOrA389Mm_nVhewpYHTflMHscMQUns5nex_Nankz_biuQkmQx4YAHYZmSMATVIPjWcFOT6d9K19C678MVQEpP1kU69DKcotFZYyJOqqFU7aPoh6TjfA/s320/Perfectly%20good%20Chair%20.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Laura Kenney Rugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05493786607601911402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297906430083819602.post-71881031139513298372023-05-24T09:24:00.004-07:002023-05-24T09:25:01.534-07:00Judy..letting her inner cow girl out.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl74BzPYUeRdCDl-xzM2KbohQXOMb3K1ZVm5fQBM8179zm1t5bB94ct5XBrJN1hQ-eyRALyvMTQGHIfahvI7p7HtC-7LwBzSL2wnBqQmCaq_7dCPQ49hiZRCAL48Z3W4az4YJKJk9YV9zj8-lvM7PjzJLnzM4bDvGEdH_-o8d5Bl5f8Qp9hfELWj2-wQ/s839/Screenshot%202023-05-24%20at%2013-23-02%20Laura%20Kenney%20(@lkenneyhooker)%20%E2%80%A2%20Instagram%20photos%20and%20videos.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="839" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl74BzPYUeRdCDl-xzM2KbohQXOMb3K1ZVm5fQBM8179zm1t5bB94ct5XBrJN1hQ-eyRALyvMTQGHIfahvI7p7HtC-7LwBzSL2wnBqQmCaq_7dCPQ49hiZRCAL48Z3W4az4YJKJk9YV9zj8-lvM7PjzJLnzM4bDvGEdH_-o8d5Bl5f8Qp9hfELWj2-wQ/w400-h311/Screenshot%202023-05-24%20at%2013-23-02%20Laura%20Kenney%20(@lkenneyhooker)%20%E2%80%A2%20Instagram%20photos%20and%20videos.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Laura Kenney Rugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05493786607601911402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297906430083819602.post-70698656553369069272023-04-06T07:37:00.004-07:002023-04-06T07:37:37.387-07:00Halifax Examiner<div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">I was ranting the other day on Twitter.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od"><img alt="🙂" height="16" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4c/1/16/1f642.png" width="16" /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Any who...Suzanne Rent from the Halifax Examiner got in touch with me to ask if she could use the image of my Maud rug and asked if had some thoughts about how the province could help artists...and boy did I.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/what-maud-lewis-life-can-teach-us-about-how-to-appreciate-compensate-artists-of-today/">https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/what-maud-lewis-life-can-teach-us-about-how-to-appreciate-compensate-artists-of-today/</a> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixc2dPy8sr5m2d-LXYM2oiBtpcpGTZvtjIyah1RgqxM7d_PqcMX0fIRUtSeLrlFFCK1o73qPx95vt_RyRK0LVa2iG_vJLuVkPbPQ2EA3DIWu0PuenXXshhdpsP2lg17OsIBhozd-MOWD7jM-309co6HsJRh7gy844ng1BVxIxZtCAATSfjz6_LVLv6hw/s4615/JOB_6935(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4615" data-original-width="3071" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixc2dPy8sr5m2d-LXYM2oiBtpcpGTZvtjIyah1RgqxM7d_PqcMX0fIRUtSeLrlFFCK1o73qPx95vt_RyRK0LVa2iG_vJLuVkPbPQ2EA3DIWu0PuenXXshhdpsP2lg17OsIBhozd-MOWD7jM-309co6HsJRh7gy844ng1BVxIxZtCAATSfjz6_LVLv6hw/s320/JOB_6935(1).jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /> </div>Laura Kenney Rugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05493786607601911402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297906430083819602.post-48111294021992092552023-03-31T07:33:00.003-07:002023-03-31T07:33:25.815-07:00Judy at Acadia University Art Gallery<p> </p><h1 class="ce_headline first">
Exhibitions</h1>
<h2>Laura Kenney: Judy - Valley Edition</h2>
<p><strong>February 15 — April 6, 2023 <br /></strong></p>
<p>Acadia University Art Gallery invites you to the new exhibit “JUDY:
Valley Edition”, by artist Laura Kenney, which focuses on three main
themes: feminism, environmentalism and Nova Scotia through the art of
Rug Hooking. The 40 rugs hung on the gallery walls depict an
adventurous, courageous and outspoken character called Judy. This
character is always seen with fiery red hair tied up in a bun, a
signature black dress indicating readiness for a funeral at a moments
notice, and stellar red boots with attitude to stomp change everywhere
she goes.</p>
<p>Artist, Laura Kenney, invites viewers into the realm of Judy which
explores topics that are familiar to ours in the real world. Artist
Laura Kenney uses Judy as an alter ego or superhero-like figure to bring
awareness to topics such as environmentalism and feminism. She is able
to work through frustrations and anxieties through Judy, on issues
revolving around climate change and women feeling invisible— especially
mothers. Judy echoes the history of pro-active feminists that want to
make a change and aren’t afraid to shake things up.</p>
<p>The art of rug hooking has its own power and message to the artist.
Hooking has been widely used by women throughout history to express
their feelings and the environment around them, however, women would in
turn lose their voice through the introduction of rug hooking patterns.
These patterns were widely repeated throughout many households and thus
in turn led to creative restrictions and or limitations placed upon
women according to Kenney. This is something that she wants to change in
the hooking community. Kenney’s vision is to bring back the endless
possibilities that rug hooking can lend to.</p>
<p>Curated by: Dr Laurie Dalton</p>Laura Kenney Rugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05493786607601911402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297906430083819602.post-44157097342026724632023-03-24T08:34:00.001-07:002023-03-24T08:34:14.462-07:00Jordan Trethewey<p> </p><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1swvt13 x1l90r2v" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_ar"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xdj266r x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/jordan.trethewey.16?__cft__[0]=AZVlovHvXvX9eGaWUbbNSuK0PUKb1M9TssiJ9ceDj1S8UkUyqnA2flbFBHin-Vc7Ji9mlUkBIOUWxdzhV0vWFQOdMKCA09GGIa0N5ZGOabw_ejSOiHI-umj1m-Mi8B0o3zEA6iU7Wl4AH6v_4dvN43cfjL5myKdPzbd-owoFZeLJxw&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2"><span>Jordan Trethewey</span></span></a></span>, Fredericton's current poet laureate, wrote this..dang he is good.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><b> Just Stick Her in the Fridge</b><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Judy has a recurring dream. <br /></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">In <span><a tabindex="-1"></a></span>it she makes a sacrifice</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">for the good of the planet.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Let the leftovers and condiments </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">spoil; the dairy and the meat.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Remove the shelves. Make room </div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">for the over-heated blue marble </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">before the green melts into teal. </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Evolution is not ready.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">We are not yet buoyant, </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">nor flame-retardant.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Lack feathers, gills, and fins.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRn6BRKfB25wJhkkfWYsutwEf7p6KJV-9QJFDSoUdMs_DYq1b52d4nupl9I33ovuGx5CyhOWG5xB1N7fF5IFCw-YHkuVEUYx_hnYP6y9hRnNgg_EjCW5ML3AVLVi75UWO_ttTrPjqxKPkC5OIvVc8XH1AFMWu_gcyNN8a4miUXI9LTz-e8xaZOxqyqg/s6044/2R3A1298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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