The League of N.H. Craftsmen will present a guest exhibition at its headquarters celebrating the work of the White Mountain Woolen Magic Rughooking Guild from June 28 through Sept. 13, titled “From Our Hands.”
“By working together to showcase amazing talent and creative skills, the League and the White Mountain Woolen Magic Rughooking Guild can continue to reach new audiences with our work,” said Miriam Carter, executive director of the League of N.H. Craftsmen. “At this exhibition, visitors will be amazed at what patience and nimble fingers can create with thin strips of wool. The work is absolutely incredible!”
The League of N.H. Craftsmen has a special connection to hooked rugs in its long and storied history. In 1925, a committee from the Sandwich Historical Society held an exhibition of 100 old and new hooked rugs made in town. The exhibition led to the formation of Sandwich Home Industries, the first step toward what would ultimately become the League of New Hampshire Arts and Crafts, the precursor to the League of N.H. Craftsmen.
To encourage, nurture and promote the creation, use and preservation of fine craft, the League extends invitations to various state artist guilds to exhibit at League headquarters. Many of these guilds include League juried members, as is the case with the White Mountain Woolen Magic Rughooking Guild.
The Exhibition Gallery is located at 49 S. Main St. The reception to open the exhibition will take place on Friday, June 28, from 5 to 7 p.m. During the opening reception, visitors will have the opportunity to meet the makers and learn more about the White Mountain Woolen Magic Rughooking Guild, the crafting process and pieces they have created.
White Mountain Woolen Magic is New Hampshire’s statewide rughooking guild. WMWM would like to thank the Dorr Mill Store for their generous support of the opening reception of “From Our Hands.”
Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. during exhibitions only. Some exhibition items are available for purchase. The League Exhibition Gallery’s retail area will feature a select grouping of juried members’ work around the theme “Celebrating New Hampshire” during the summer months.
Visit the Grodin Permanent Collection Museum at League Headquarters, which features craft from the League’s past and present, including pieces made by some of the world’s renowned craftspeople, such as Otto and Vivika Heino and Edwin and Mary Scheier. The museum provides fascinating insights into the evolution of fine craft and should not be missed. Admission to the museum is free.
For more information about the League of NH Craftsmen, call 224-3375, email nhleague@nhcrafts.org or visit nhcrafts.org.
The following artists (along with their hometowns) will have their work included in the exhibit:
Auburn: Eileen Peterson
Barrington: Angela Foote
Bennington: Lise Lemieux
Brookline: Francine Pedro
Chester: Donna Pas
Concord: Ann Winterling*
Derry: Paula Mahon
Dover: Carol “Sam” Hoyle Ballard
Dover: Nancy Hunt
Elkins: Mary Miller
Exeter: Peg Irish*
Gilford: Catherine Bourne
Hooksett: Patti Gorton
Hooksett: Judy Paquette
Hooksett: Nancy Qualls
Hopkinton: Carol W. Murphy*
Hudson: Julie Crossland
Hudson: Stasia Dionne
Hudson: Lynn Ashworth
Litchfield: Pamela Lane
Londonderry: Rebecca Doherty
Londonderry: Diane Luszcz
Loudon: Pam Bartlett*
Manchester: Kathleen Neveu
Manchester: Diane Cotter
Manchester: Lynda Hadlock
Meredith: Susan O’Callaghan
Meredith: Diane Lane
Nashua: Diane Matthes
Nashua: Susan Englander
Nashua: Jan Evans
Nashua: Rebecca Lentz
Nashua: Lorri Wurtzler
Newmarket: Julie Becker
Newton: Ginny Shannon
Newton: Linda Holland
Northwood: Amy Lindsay
Nottingham: Joan Sullivan
Peterborough: Cheryl Orcutt
Plaistow: Marye Colby
Portsmouth: Jan Smith
Raymond: Grace Collette*
Salem: Sharon Clarke
Salisbury: Heidi Martin
Strafford: Kim Francoeur
Sunapee: Sandra Grant*
Tilton: Theresa Horman
Wilmot: Mary Jane Peabody*
*Denotes member of the League of N.H. Craftsmen
Tessa Kurman Ali
