Featured Mats
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NBMR2017.22.2 | mat
The maker grew up in Newfoundland and learned to hook at age nine along with her siblings. Their hooks were made by her father and brothers out of nails. She used a quilt frame for hooking and she drew her own original designs on the backing, often using templates. She acquired the material, mostly sweatshirts, from church sales and Value Village (a local thrift store). She was a quilter and also taught mat hooking in Saint John, NB. The naive qualities of this landscape give it particular charm.
The maker grew up in Newfoundland and learned to hook at age nine along with her siblings. Their hooks were made by her father and brothers out of nails. She used a quilt frame for hooking and she drew her own original designs on the backing, often using templates. She acquired the material, mostly sweatshirts, from church sales and Value Village (a local thrift store). She was a quilter and also taught mat hooking in Saint John, NB. The naive qualities of this landscape give it particular charm.
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NBMR2012.28.2 | mat
This mat is interesting for many reasons. It is likely an original design of an unusual subject of a hunting dog, birds, leaves and fruit border as well as a knotted fringe edging. The unique colour palette results from the artist's own hand‑dyeing.
This mat is interesting for many reasons. It is likely an original design of an unusual subject of a hunting dog, birds, leaves and fruit border as well as a knotted fringe edging. The unique colour palette results from the artist's own hand‑dyeing.
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NBMR2018.10.2 | mat
This mat is noteworthy for the primitive hooking of such a complex commercial pattern. Made from recycled wool and knitted sweaters which has been hand‑cut into strips that were folded before being pulled through the burlap backing. The loops appear to have been clipped. It has been carefully executed to achieve such outstanding visual appeal.
This mat is noteworthy for the primitive hooking of such a complex commercial pattern. Made from recycled wool and knitted sweaters which has been hand‑cut into strips that were folded before being pulled through the burlap backing. The loops appear to have been clipped. It has been carefully executed to achieve such outstanding visual appeal.
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NBMR2019.15.4 | mat
The basket and grapes design for this small mat came from a wallpaper pattern that owner transferred onto recycled fabric from the curtains in her residence room at Mount Allison University in Sackville, NB. It was one of a set of four hooked by her mother who learned to hook from the owner.
The basket and grapes design for this small mat came from a wallpaper pattern that owner transferred onto recycled fabric from the curtains in her residence room at Mount Allison University in Sackville, NB. It was one of a set of four hooked by her mother who learned to hook from the owner.
