Rug Hooking Demo with Kate Lamal

Fairbanks Arts is pleased to present a Rug Hooking Demo with Kate Lamal, one of our February exhibitioners.

Kate Lamal, along with several friends, will be giving a hands-on demonstration of the technique of rug hooking. Attendees will see the equipment and materials used and be able to pull a few loops themselves. Visitors may drop in at any time on Saturday, February 12 from 1–3 pm in the Bear Gallery to participate in this event. Masks are required at this event.

Kate Lamal found rug hooking to fill the creative gap left after a career in a technology field. It allowed her to use the images stored in her memory and in her pictures of life in Alaska to create useful art for the home—rugs, upholstery, seat covers, and wall hangings. It is a medium that asks to be touched because of the tactile richness of the wool used to create these pieces. Hooking allows experimentation, and easy correction of wrong decisions. Kate not only designs her work, she also hand dyes all of the fabric used in the pieces.

Kate’s exhibition, The Art of Rug Hooking, will be on view in the Bear Gallery from February 4-26, 2022.

The gallery will be open from 12–7 pm on Friday, February 4 for the opening day. For the rest of the month, join us in the gallery Monday–Saturday, 12–6 pm. Visitors are required to wear a mask and practice social distancing and the gallery currently has a 15-guest limit in place. 

For more information about the artists and their exhibitions, visit: https://fairbanksarts.org/2022/01/20/february-in-the-bear-gallery-3/