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The talk with Laura Kenney on March 2 starts at 1 pm, not 2 pm as previously stated!  Don’t miss out on this one!

Save the Date: Laura Kenney at the AGN

We’re soooo excited!  Laura Kenney, rug hooker extraordinaire from Nova Scotia, will be exhibiting her works at the Art Gallery of Northumberland this spring!  Details will be available shortly, but in the meantime, please save March 2 at 2 pm in your calendars for a very special event at the AGN in downtown Cobourg.

Here’s Laura’s bio, from her website:

Laura Kenney was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, but her roots are in Nova Scotia. Kenney has been creating and exhibiting hooked rugs as a professional artist for 21 years in her studio in Truro, NS. While rug hooking has a long tradition of artistic production in Nova Scotia, it is often seen only as a form of decorative craft. Kenney's work bridges these lines of fine craft, contemporary art, and folk traditions.

Kenney received juried status with the Nova Scotia Craft Council in 2010. Her works Morning Routine and Waiting for the Cat to Let Her Out were purchased by the Nova Scotia Art Bank for their permanent collection. In 2016, Kenney had her first solo show at the Mary E. Black Gallery in Halifax, and a selection of Kenney's work was included in Terroir, a survey of art in Nova Scotia at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.

If you’re not familiar with Laura’s work, here are several goodies that may be of interest:

- a interview from 2023 - Billie Magazine

- another interview on Ragged Life Blog

Here’s the image she currently features on her website (“Funeral Procession”):

You can find Laura on:

- her website,

- her blog, 

- facebook, and

- instagram.

The Art Gallery of Northumberland is located in Cobourg, in historic Victoria Hall.  Here’s a snippet from their website:   

The mandate of the Art Gallery of Northumberland is to promote and provide access to art and related programs as a community gallery for the enjoyment and education of the people of Northumberland County.

We exist to serve all of Northumberland County as a public gallery. We present intellectually stimulating exhibitions and programming, as well as maintain a permanent collection of visual arts. Along with exhibitions we fulfill our mandate through educational activities which encourage active dialogue between the Gallery audience and the visual arts; including lectures, films, workshops, artist talks and tours.

Hope to see you on March the 2nd!

Wet Felting with Resist

This past Thursday, our Laurie taught several others her wet felting technique…..it was a very physical class (see the video!), but looks like a good time was had by all!

Basically, you take wool roving/fleece and wrap it around a small balloon (the “resist”), encase it in pantyhose, and then apply friction, water, soap and a bunch of your energy to make the felted fabric.  The actual instructions are a whole lot more involved than that, but you get the general idea.   The end result was a small bowl/vessel.

Laurie did a great job of leading everyone through the process!