tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post5716993947401712120..comments2024-02-12T09:07:37.691-06:00Comments on I am doing the best I can: Family farmDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12920042208198309201noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-25433815237471846772010-12-21T21:27:46.257-06:002010-12-21T21:27:46.257-06:00HP - The farm was at the edge of Colerain/Bridgepo...HP - The farm was at the edge of Colerain/Bridgeport...so the Martins Ferry edge of Ohio. I was born in Wheeling WVA, so extreme Eastern Edge of Ohio.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920042208198309201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-47845107776952213222010-12-16T21:09:17.885-06:002010-12-16T21:09:17.885-06:00Where in Ohio, out of curiosity? I'm in South...Where in Ohio, out of curiosity? I'm in South Central Ohio, and it looks awfully familiar.Ginnysiclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02368761867884503972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-75157656516377011322010-12-15T16:27:52.595-06:002010-12-15T16:27:52.595-06:00I love your story DAWN! and your rug is truly a w...I love your story DAWN! and your rug is truly a wondrous work of art!! BRAVO . . I love that you made it for your daughter and her children . . .<br />Judith<br />your rug hooking friendJudith Dallegrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032785228164642499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-88532330403700902002010-12-14T13:57:43.986-06:002010-12-14T13:57:43.986-06:00Your artwork is just lovely.Your artwork is just lovely.SUEB0Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301963922769609715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-37664100239837488822010-12-12T15:17:14.054-06:002010-12-12T15:17:14.054-06:00Kelli - I bet there are rug hookers in your area a...Kelli - I bet there are rug hookers in your area and you just don't know it.<br /><br />It is a ridiculously easy skill to pick up, and really fast. This rug was started at the very beginning of September. I found my teacher via internet - and she happens to live about 10 minutes away, so it seemed fated.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920042208198309201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-68058336192839778832010-12-12T15:15:22.741-06:002010-12-12T15:15:22.741-06:00Laura, that was a good question - I had to go and ...Laura, that was a good question - I had to go and measure it.<br /><br />It is 48 inches wide and 34 inches high - so a decent size for a hooked wool rug.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920042208198309201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-73770858947345836572010-12-12T14:20:40.481-06:002010-12-12T14:20:40.481-06:00Beautiful rug! How big is it exactly?Beautiful rug! How big is it exactly?Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-55542975084842440592010-12-12T10:32:49.453-06:002010-12-12T10:32:49.453-06:00Holy crap, Dawn. That rug is AMAZING. Reminds of...Holy crap, Dawn. That rug is AMAZING. Reminds of Van Gogh.<br /><br />What a cool story and awesome skill you have taken up. Jealous!Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-72136279217106060872010-12-11T23:29:06.522-06:002010-12-11T23:29:06.522-06:00The story is so moving, Dawn, and the rug? what a ...The story is so moving, Dawn, and the rug? what a great family heirloom you've made in an age of disposable and throw-away. Thank you for sharing them both!Gurukarmhttp://karmamusings.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-90557233297296589872010-12-11T20:28:45.386-06:002010-12-11T20:28:45.386-06:00Jess, The smells. The smells were what took me bac...Jess, The smells. The smells were what took me back 30 years when I stepped out of the car. Since I wasn't expecting it, given that it was February, I was stunned that the smell of the place had not changed at all, and that is what initially filled me with memories.<br /><br />The rug after the one I am drawing now will be my maternal grandparents orchards ..and my grandmothers flower garden. That one seems to need more time to ferment in my mind, as it will be the same size rug, but tell a very different story.<br /><br />I suspect I will start to work on that one in late winter, early spring after the rug I am starting now is done. (Its of the rabbits)<br /><br />And Bobbie Sue, thank you my love. I only started hooking rugs last year, as a whim, as something I wanted to do but just never had done...and I found a real affinity for it. It is an amazingly soothing therapy for me and a way to tell a story different from quilting.<br /><br />But really, I want to retain the memories for the women who come after me - so my grandmothers can be remembered for not only as names in a book, but as women who created things that resonated in the world.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920042208198309201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-23053034492509682392010-12-11T19:28:00.591-06:002010-12-11T19:28:00.591-06:00My family farm is in Michigan. Cousins own it now....My family farm is in Michigan. Cousins own it now. Reading this brought back a flood of memories for me. <br /><br />Sweet Dawn, your rug? Magnificent.Bobbie Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-26294071737330173702010-12-11T18:44:17.531-06:002010-12-11T18:44:17.531-06:00God, Dawn, this is amazing....
My father grew up ...God, Dawn, this is amazing....<br /><br />My father grew up on an apple farm in Pennsylvania. I have scattered memories of there, and I took my camera there a few years back...I think I took two pictures. It wasn't mine anymore. But the smells and the sights and the old brook were the same...Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308665452575511461noreply@blogger.com