Thanks for visiting my primitive rug hooking site. Over the past decade, my interest in rug hooking has grown from making a simple mat with a sheep (which was great fun!) to an all consuming interest in everything about rug hooking. I’ve designed and hooked many rugs, learned to make hand dyed wool, and have been honored to be included in both the 2006 and the 2008 Early American Life Directory of the Best Traditional Craftsmen. My work is also featured on traditionalfolkart.com, a showcase for a new definition of American folk art, with brilliant examples of carved figures, miniature quilts, felted and hooked rugs, fraktur, furniture and many other fine crafts. On Valentine's Day, the NY Times ran an an article on my work in the House & Home section.

CURRENT EVENTS: My work has recently been selected for the second time for the Early American Life Directory of the Best Traditional Craftsmen. I'm very pleased to have been selected for this honor. I'm currently working on a number of commissions as well as getting ready for the Blueberry Festival on July 27th in Austerlitz, NY.

ABOUT ME: I live with my husband and daughter in an 1832 farmhouse in the Catskill Mountains. I believe in the joy and contentment that making things by hand brings. My site is dedicated to offering you my original hooked rugs, as well as hand dyed wool, kits, and other supplies for all kinds of rug making - primitive and penny rugs, as well as other primitive textile crafts.

SHOP: My shop in Delhi is conveniently located in the center of our small town. I'm open by appointment. My rugs take up most of the room in my shop, but I also carry basic rug making supplies. Please call to make an appointment that's convenient for you.

WEB SITES/MAGAZINES: My work is featured on TFA -- traditionalfolkart.com as well as on AFA -- american-folk-art.com. An article about my rug hooking work was included in the Spring 2007 issue of Kaatskill Life magazine.

CLASSES: The series of rug hooking classes that I offered in October and November are now at an end. We're continuing on as a group called Annie's Circle. I was so pleased to see that during the classes everyone made huge breakthroughs in terms of believing in their own abilities to design their rugs. Technically, everyone is moving forward brilliantly. Our rug group is a lot of fun for all of us. I will be offering another series in the early spring of 2008 and will post information here when it's firmed up.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you! Thanks again for visiting.