Making a Life
Twenty-Five Years of Hooking Rugs (pb)
- Publisher
- Nimbus Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2025
- Category
- Rugs, Personal Memoirs
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781774713471
- Publish Date
- Apr 2025
- List Price
- $34.95
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Description
A paperback edition of the heartfelt memoir and coffee table book from beloved rug-hooking artist, featuring images of her favourite projects over the span of her career.
Celebrated textile artist Deanne Fitzpatrick learned early that traditional rug-hooking is so much more than just making mats for old houses. This intricate art form has given her the chance to speak without words. It has built her a supportive community, a successful business, and an international reputation. But most of all, hooking rugs has allowed Deanne to live a life she loves.
Reflecting on her twenty-five-year career, Deanne shares lessons gleaned both at the frame and away from her studio. Whether it's dealing with an artistic block, or balancing running a business and raising a family, Deanne has navigated it all with frank humour and grace. Containing over 75 full-colour photos of projects past and present, Making a Life is an ode to the joys of leading a creative life. With a foreword from Sheree Fitch.
About the author
Rug-hooKing artist Deanne Fitzpatrick is renowned worldwide for her stunning rugs and patterns. Her work is in permanent exhibits at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and the Canadian Museum of Civilization, among others, and she has made frequent radio and television appearances. Deanne is also the author of East Coast Rug-Hooking Designs and Hook Me a Story. She lives in Amherst, Nova Scotia.
