"Celebration" is Finial Here!!!

I finial got my copy of the "Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs"XIX. I have have been getting calls,e-mails and cards congratulating me on getting in this years book.And this years book is a beauty.I am going page to page reading each bio and critique and looking at each rug over and over.

This is the 19 year for this book.

I am pages 24 and 25.I feel so honored to be in this group of ladies and men that make up this year's book.

I do have to say that I was disappointed by one thing.In the bio part,where they tell about me they put so wrong info.I had a very good teacher as a baby hooker and her name was Diane Gay.She is the one that got me hooked on rug hooking and I am not sure she knew what kind of wool monster she was creating.In the book they printed that "Cindi Gay" was my first teacher.I don't know how they got that so wrong,Cindi Gay's name was not listed on any of my info.

Then in the list of teachers that have be at the Eureka Springs Rug Camp they listed Cindi Gay again.It should have said Charles Gay.Charles is Diane's hubby and a great rug hooker in his own right and he was the first teacher at the Eureka Springs Rug Camp.I am very sorry that Diane and Charles Gay did not get the credit they deserved because if it had not been for them I may never have found rug hooking.

And to Cindi Gay, I hope that someday I do get to take a class from you and maybe we can get you to come to Arkansas to the Eureka Springs Rug Camp.I did call Cindi and talk to her so she would not think some crazy lady out there was just using her name.Thank you Cindi.

Now it is up to you out there, pick up the new Celebrations and then send in your ballot.Yes, you get to vote for the rugs you love the most.

Live deeply and go vote for my rug.......hehe

Vicki

"A Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs"

For the last 15 years "Rug Hooking Magazine"has published the finest 30 rugs in a book called "A Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs". Every year I say "this is the year I will enter something in this contest".Well, looks like it may happen this year. I think I have everything I need ready to put my entry in the mail. Entry's must be postmarked by Nov. 30.

I call this rug"Here Comes the Sun". The face has been needle felted with wool roving and the rest of it is hooked.My daughter Amber took these pictures for me.

This is a closeup of some of the hooking.

Here is one eye,everyone that sees this rug up close are surprised by the eyes.

This is a neat view of the face.The rug is 21 1/2" by 18". It will make a great wall hanging.

So now you have seen my entry for the contest.I will seen it off with a kiss tomorrow.Then we will see what the rug hooking world thinks of it.It is so far off anything I have ever seen in the book, but we will see.

To all you hookers at there,"Happy Hooking" and to everyone else "Live Deeply".

God Bless,

Vicki