{"id":7174498484277,"title":"Maud's House - 10\" X 15\" - Pattern and\/or Kit","handle":"copy-of-grey-barn-in-the-field-rug-hooking-kit-20-x-30","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMaud Lewis (1901-70) is one of Canada’s most beloved folk artists. Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, she spent her entire life in the surrounding area. When Lewis was a child, her mother encouraged her to paint Christmas cards depicting festive winter scenes which she sold door to door. Despite living with arthritis, her innate talent allowed her to paint vibrant scenes of rural Maritime life. Lewis’ house, which served as her main canvas, is on permanent display at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1852\/2391\/files\/MaudLewisPaintedHouseAug-22copyrightSteveFarmer_RawPhotography_1_480x480.jpg?v=1680549473\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMaud Lewis Painted House Aug-22 copyright Steve Farmer, Raw Photography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWhen you live in Nova Scotia, you may know someone or someone’s mother or grandmother who used to visit Maud Lewis in rural Digby County and buy her paintings on the side of the road for $5. It is an iconic story that grew out of her meteoric rise in the art world and the increased value in her work. It is a good story. I think though, to focus on that story is to forget the real story of Maud Lewis. She was a woman who, when faced with difficulty and harshness, continued to see the beauty in the world around her. She painted the flowers, the birds, the oxen, the horses, the houses and the people in her world with tenderness and love. When I look at Maud’s work I feel she must have had a deep well of kindness within her. And I believe, like many maritime women, she did the very best she could with what she had. That to me is her real success. When I visited her house at the Art Gallery, this is what I saw. She made the world around her beautiful in any way she could. Along with the hooked mats on her floor I saw this deep drive to paint, to make, to “create beauty everyday” and it moved me. The story of Maud Lewis and her little house is a love story about art and creating. She showed up to paint in spite of everything and she made the world a little more tender and beautiful for all of us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThis project was done i\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003en collaboration with the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and is also available at the AGNS Gallery Shop. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA hand drawn pattern on linen or burlap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll the wool cloth strips and textures you need to complete the kit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA rug hook.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA colour key to tell you what colours go where.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA colour picture of the completed rug.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn illustrated set of instructions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note this kit is handmade with hand-dyed wool cloth and textures so colours and textures will vary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded in the pattern option: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA hand drawn pattern on burlap or linen \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"My first kit was 18 by 30, and I finished it in a week! I was so excited. I have designed all of these kits so you can teach yourself, even if you are a beginner. We choose our hand-dyed and specialty colours carefully so your kit will look as much like the picture as possible. We add plenty of wool, but should you run short of anything or need some help with instructions, you can just email us to help you. We want yo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eu to finish your rug \u0026amp; love rug hooking as much as we do.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDeanne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou may need to purchase a hoop or a rug hooking frame to stretch your pattern \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hookingrugs.com\/collections\/frames\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2023-04-03T15:55:47-03:00","created_at":"2023-04-03T14:57:26-03:00","vendor":"vendor-unknown","type":"Kits","tags":["burlap","craft kits","deanne fitzpatrick","Deanne Fitzpatrick Studio","hobbies","hooking rugs","rug hooking","rug hooking kit","wool craft","wool crafts","wool rugs"],"price":2995,"price_min":2995,"price_max":16495,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42179714777141,"title":"Rug hooking kit on burlap","option1":"Rug hooking kit on burlap","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Maud's House - 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Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, she spent her entire life in the surrounding area. When Lewis was a child, her mother encouraged her to paint Christmas cards depicting festive winter scenes which she sold door to door. Despite living with arthritis, her innate talent allowed her to paint vibrant scenes of rural Maritime life. Lewis’ house, which served as her main canvas, is on permanent display at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1852\/2391\/files\/MaudLewisPaintedHouseAug-22copyrightSteveFarmer_RawPhotography_1_480x480.jpg?v=1680549473\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMaud Lewis Painted House Aug-22 copyright Steve Farmer, Raw Photography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWhen you live in Nova Scotia, you may know someone or someone’s mother or grandmother who used to visit Maud Lewis in rural Digby County and buy her paintings on the side of the road for $5. It is an iconic story that grew out of her meteoric rise in the art world and the increased value in her work. It is a good story. I think though, to focus on that story is to forget the real story of Maud Lewis. She was a woman who, when faced with difficulty and harshness, continued to see the beauty in the world around her. She painted the flowers, the birds, the oxen, the horses, the houses and the people in her world with tenderness and love. When I look at Maud’s work I feel she must have had a deep well of kindness within her. And I believe, like many maritime women, she did the very best she could with what she had. That to me is her real success. When I visited her house at the Art Gallery, this is what I saw. She made the world around her beautiful in any way she could. Along with the hooked mats on her floor I saw this deep drive to paint, to make, to “create beauty everyday” and it moved me. The story of Maud Lewis and her little house is a love story about art and creating. She showed up to paint in spite of everything and she made the world a little more tender and beautiful for all of us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThis project was done i\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003en collaboration with the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and is also available at the AGNS Gallery Shop. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA hand drawn pattern on linen or burlap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll the wool cloth strips and textures you need to complete the kit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA rug hook.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA colour key to tell you what colours go where.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA colour picture of the completed rug.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn illustrated set of instructions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note this kit is handmade with hand-dyed wool cloth and textures so colours and textures will vary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded in the pattern option: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA hand drawn pattern on burlap or linen \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"My first kit was 18 by 30, and I finished it in a week! I was so excited. I have designed all of these kits so you can teach yourself, even if you are a beginner. We choose our hand-dyed and specialty colours carefully so your kit will look as much like the picture as possible. We add plenty of wool, but should you run short of anything or need some help with instructions, you can just email us to help you. We want yo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eu to finish your rug \u0026amp; love rug hooking as much as we do.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDeanne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou may need to purchase a hoop or a rug hooking frame to stretch your pattern \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hookingrugs.com\/collections\/frames\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e"}