Oshawa - 2014 OHCG Annual meeting and show.

I will start by apologizing for the quality of the photos in this post. My camera battery died so they were all taken with my tablet. That, along with the gymnasium lighting, resulted in pictures that do not accurately reflect the colours of the subject matter.
Last weekend I went, with "hooking friends", to the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild Annual. We go every year, usually taking down and bringing back our guilds rugs and "hanging" the display. This year was no exception and it was a pretty full car with 5 of us, all our luggage, hooking projects to work on and J.J. Ruggers materials to display. Of course it was even fuller coming back as we had all bought wool.

We stayed in the residence at Durham College which worked out very well as the meetings, workshops, vendors and rug show were all within walking distance.

 There was a large display of the completed PanAm rugs. Each participating country will get one.

 J.Js contribution is centre right. It was fascinating to see the different interpretations of the same pattern.
We had two winners (many of the rugs are judged) from our guild. Congratulations to Linda, winner of the beginner award.

 

Pat Lawson also won in the Wide Cut category. Congratulations Pat!

Designed and hooked by Pat Lawson

Pat also designed and hooked this rug, of the Hamilton industrial skyline,
entered into the Theme competition. 

Vendors sell wool and yarn, dyed or as is, and various essentials for rug hooking. The 2 shots below are from Debbie Morrison's booth where there were wonderful frames, hooks and other wood products as well as crocheted items.

Hooks of all sizes and shapes. We each have preferences and different shaped hands. Some beautifully
coloured woods with exposed grains.

Artfully displayed

There were numerous workshops and seminars offered. These are materials from one I took on
hooking scrolls with dip dyed wool. I will post the finished piece when it is done.

Some years the rug display isn't that inspiring, maybe its the rugs, maybe it's my frame of mind, but this year I thoroughly enjoyed it and found it difficult to choose the best (for the Rowan Award, voted on by the members).

Whimsical

Lifelike. Can't you just see his tail flicking?

Complex

And this one just made me smile, he has such a happy smile on his face.
This was my choice for the Rowan Award.