Doris Eaton

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ISBN: 9781551098296

ITEM: NB0931 Categories: Art and Fun, Art and Photography, Atlantic Heritage, Heritage, Nova Scotia Tags: Art and Fun, Art and Photography, Atlantic Heritage, Doris Eaton, Hardcover, Heritage, Nimbus Publishing, Nova Scotia

Lifetime of Rug-Hooking

Author: Doris Eaton
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

Canada’s East Coast has a unique craft heritage that has seen generations hooking rugs during the long winter evenings. Hooked mats and rugs were originally intended as functional pieces–a place to wipe dirty feet at the back door, or a cover for drafty floors. But at some point aesthetics crept into this process, and those simple mats have evolved int the wonderful folk art rugs we see today.

Nova Scotia’s Doris Eaton has been hooking rugs for nearly fifty years and is one of the region’s most well-known rug-hookers. A Lifetime of Rug-Hooking features over eighty of Doris’s colourful and lively rugs and the inspiration and materials behind her art. Doris also shares some of her tried and true techniques, including her famous “Eaton Edge” for finishing a rug.

With a foreword from fellow Nova Scotia rug-hooker and artist Deanne Fitzpatrick, A Lifetime of Rug-Hooking is a marvellous visual tour of the work of an influential East Coast folk artist.

tagged: Art and Fun, Art and Photography, Atlantic Heritage, Doris Eaton, Hardcover, Heritage, Nimbus Publishing, Nova Scotia

Details and Specs

ISBN associated with this title:	9781551098296
Item	NB0931
Publisher	Nimbus Publishing
Publisher	Nimbus Publishing
Published on	June 14 2011
Language	eng
Pages	112
Format	Hardcover
Dimensions	10.75(in) x 8.5(in)
Shipping weight	700(g)
Status	ACTIVE TITLE

Doris Eaton

Doris Eaton's involvement with art preceded her interest in rug-hooking. She attended the Massachusetts School of Art and was represented in exhibitions by the Maritime Art Association, the 1st Centennial Exhibition by Nova Scotia Artists, and at Acadia University. Doris was instrumental in organizing the Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia, and has had her rugs exhibited at the DesBrisay Museum in Bridgewater and Mount Saint Vincent University. She lives on Nova Scotia's South Shore.

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