Featured Mats
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NBMR2009.5.1 | mat
Designed by Gabrielle Savoie Robichaud, this mat was hooked by Yvonne Dupuis of Memramcook, NB. Savoie Robichaud was a prominent teacher and artist in southeastern New Brunswick. The bold modernism of this design continues to influence textile artists today.
Designed by Gabrielle Savoie Robichaud, this mat was hooked by Yvonne Dupuis of Memramcook, NB. Savoie Robichaud was a prominent teacher and artist in southeastern New Brunswick. The bold modernism of this design continues to influence textile artists today.
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NBMR2011.4.2 | mat
This whimsical rendition was inspired by the sea. The combined effort of a wife and husband team, this mat is a unique interpretation of a lobster trap filled with familiar creatures from their environment.
This whimsical rendition was inspired by the sea. The combined effort of a wife and husband team, this mat is a unique interpretation of a lobster trap filled with familiar creatures from their environment.
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NBMR2018.9.1 | mat
This mat is likely inspired by a widely available commercial pattern such as those marketed by E.S. Frost & Co. of Maine, USA. The maker married a seaman, herring weir fisherman and farmer whose property was isolated between two villages. In addition to making mats and raising eleven children, she sold butter and eggs to one of her sons. The mat is made from hand‑cut strips of recycled material that also appears to be hand‑dyed.
This mat is likely inspired by a widely available commercial pattern such as those marketed by E.S. Frost & Co. of Maine, USA. The maker married a seaman, herring weir fisherman and farmer whose property was isolated between two villages. In addition to making mats and raising eleven children, she sold butter and eggs to one of her sons. The mat is made from hand‑cut strips of recycled material that also appears to be hand‑dyed.
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NBMR2018.5.2 | mat
The maker was taught to hook by her mother, Bessie Roberts, and made her first mat at age nine. In addition to making mats for home use, in her later years she made them to commemorate family events such as the birth of a great‑grandchild. The original design of this mat is charming for its effective combination of outline and fill for the figures, the free‑form landscape as well as the "Hit or Miss" border.
The maker was taught to hook by her mother, Bessie Roberts, and made her first mat at age nine. In addition to making mats for home use, in her later years she made them to commemorate family events such as the birth of a great‑grandchild. The original design of this mat is charming for its effective combination of outline and fill for the figures, the free‑form landscape as well as the "Hit or Miss" border.
