Patty Yoder Hooked Rugs

Still wishing i had remembered the camera but you still get a sense of the beauty and the art that patty yoder created.

Patty yoder hooked rugs.

Bringing together the artist s first and last works alongside preparatory sketches and other ephemera hooked on patty yoder surveys the 13 year career of american rug hooker patty yoder 1943 2005. Patty yoder left a wonderful legacy of rug hooking when she passed away in 2005 how generous of her family to loan these rugs to the rug show. In memory of jeanne osler it is with a heavy heart we say farewell to jeanne osler a member of bhcg for nearly 40 years. Bringing together the artist s first and last works alongside preparatory sketches and other ephemera hooked on patty yoder surveys the 13 year career of american rug hooker patty yoder 1943 2005.

In the world of rug hooking patty yoder is legendary. Here is what the museum says about patty s work bringing together the artist s first and last works alongside preparatory sketches and other ephemera hooked on patty yoder surveys the 13 year career of american rug hooker patty yoder 1943 2005. The book is the alphabet of sheep by patty yoder. The medium which consists of looping lengths of dyed wool through a base textile is frequently associated with early american folk art and.

In my research i found that. Love the brilliant purples in the top rug. Best known for her beguiling alphabet of sheep 2003 yoder conceived of her designs as paintings with wool to be hung and enjoyed as art. Patty ann barrett yoder 1943 2005 was well known for her outstanding collection of the alphabet of sheep hooked rugs part of the shelburne museumcollection vermont patty is an icon in the contemporary world of rug hooking.

Patty yoder brings the tradition to an even higher level through her sheep rugs each representing a different letter of the alphabet and each inspired by the events that comprise ms. Patty yoder died in 2005 at age 61. But most of all i love the glorious pieces of dyed wool fabric stacked by color waiting for the perfect spot in a hooked rug that i will create. Couple this with her superbly artistic eye and extraordinary technique and you have the alphabet of sheep.

Best known for her beguiling alphabet of sheep 2003 yoder conceived of her designs as paintings with wool to be hung and enjoyed as art exacting attention to color composition. Hooked rugs much like quilts in the past made only for utilitarian household use are now often made and appreciated as pieces of fine fiber art.