for more information or to register contact art lab
email - click here telephone - 902-254-2972

instructors - shaughney aston and sherry veinotte

course cost - $350

 class size - 10

experience level - Novice to Experienced

(students will need to have basic hooking skills (i.e. how to pull loops) 

additional materials fee

Students who have their own wools are encouraged to bring them. The instructors will bring a wide selection of wools in different hues, values and temperatures which can be purchased as needed during the retreat. The instructors will also be bringing 2 wool cutters for the class to share, but students are encouraged to bring their own, if they have one. 

course description

This intensive course is really a retreat intended to give you the depth of time and exposure to 2 gifted instructors that will allow you the full experience to take your next step as a hooker: creating your own design focused on the world around you. The length of the course will give you time to explore techniques, to trial designs, and to bring one design to the hooking table. The focus of the course is not the completion of the project, but rather to enhance your skills. And what better place for inspiration in the field than along the coast of the Bay of Fundy? Your design field trips will take you to some spectacular scenic locations.

course details

Day 1: morning intro, image composition, discovering the energy and emotional context of the point of inspiration. Hues, values, temperatures, etc. Afternoon outdoors photographing images you would like to hook.
Day 2: image selection, working with computer, converting photos to line drawings, moving elements around, transferring line-drawings to burlap 
Day 3: colour planning, wool selection and preparation, dyeing demo (if time permits)
Day 4: hooking, ongoing decision-making, how to finish rugs

supplies to bring

Students bring a hook, a hoop or hooking frame, a pair of small sharp scissors, and a fresh fine-point black Sharpie. You will also need to bring a smartphone with camera feature.
Students who have their own wools are encouraged to bring them.

about the instructors - artists’ statement

We are rug hookers. We love everything about it. We love the feel of the wool in our hands, the repetitive satisfaction as we pull each loop tight, the unique interplay of colour, shape, and texture in every rug. Using this traditional art-form to tug ideas into reality with strips of wool makes our artist-hearts very happy. The entire experience from beginning to end is woven tightly with our love of colour, texture, and rich Maritime history.
We collaborate to create our Satupons. Imagining the designs, sourcing the materials, dyeing, and then cutting the wool, all happen before the hooking can even begin. Our finished designs are one-of-a-kind pieces inspired by Maritime places, stories, and traditions.

In addition to hooking, we also love teaching hooking. Encouraging others to create art with wool brings us great joy.

By the way, neither one of us can draw. We’ve found a way to get around that.

contact the artists

Contact us by text: Sherry Veinotte 902-670-7842; Shaughney Aston 902-680-5557
Or email: ssveinotte@gmail.com; shaughneyaston@gmail.com

Website: Satupons up to date info can be found on their Facebook page 

Cancellation Policy
If for any reason the participant wishes to cancel prior to two weeks before the commencement of the course, the full fee minus a 10% service fee will be refunded. Please note that there will be no refunds if the participant cancels within two weeks of the commencement of the course.