Artist Statement

I came to hooking after moving to Nova Scotia in 1995. Some elderly friends gave me some burlap and a frame and sent me home with minimal instruction and I fumbled through and taught myself to hook. With the help of different friends with different hooking styles over the years I settled into what suits me. I use all recycled materials hooked on burlap, with lots of colour and texture. I draw my own patterns, often going back to crows and animals as some of my favorite subjects.

Biography

Diana has led a very varied background in various locations in North America. Creativity has always been a strong draw. Spending many years as a flower designer, owning and operating 2 flower and gift shops. When time has allowed over the years gardening, designing & sewing, and now rug hooking have kept her busy. She draws her inspiration from nature, her pets and her surroundings. She showed and sold her rugs for a number of years at The Lunenburg Folk Art Show & Sale, and at a number of stores in Nova Scotia. There are now many of her rugs on floors, walls & tables across North America.