February 14-19, 2010   with Capri Boyle Jones & LeAnn Rudolph 

Wow!  We had fun!   A great group of Rug Artists, beautiful weather & surroundings, plus Rug Show & Tell inspiration each day!     Save the date; February 13 - 18, 2011.

Join us at lovely Asilomar, a former YWCA© retreat designed by Julia Morgan and built in 1913 in a unique setting at Pacific Grove with wonderful Arts & Crafts Architecture. A fun camping experience with rug hooking friends, walks by the ocean, inspiring surroundings plus all meals provided in the Grand Dining Hall!    www.visitasilomar.com

Our classes are open to all patterns and styles. We have a Monday morning class for beginners. After regular class, we offer several mini-classes, including a dye class. Our teachers are McGown Certified, have many years of teaching experience and will inspire you with possibilities in Fiber Art.

 Capri Boyle Jones - Our visiting Fiber Artist & Teacher

*Capri Boyle Jones is an active Fiber Artist, creating hooked rugs, studying various techniques, teaching and exhibiting throughout the U.S. You may know her rugs from their appearances in RHM's Celebrations. In her class, any hooking style and size cut can be applied to your project. Capri will assist you in achieving your preferred outcome. From problem solving an existing project to developing new skills with your hooking, the possibilities are unlimited.





 LeAnn Rudolph - our local Rug Artist & Teacher.

*LeAnn Rudolph, enjoyed challenging workshop where she learned to hook her daughter's portrait with scraps. She looks forward to helping you with your project whether it's a scrap portrait or textured Texas primitive. She's also versatile in wide cut shading or fine-cut fingering. LeAnn likes to encourage her students to find out what style they love; then develop and incorporate that into their own work.


LeAnn is our new ATHA Region 12 Representative and looks forward to serving our Rug Hooking Community in her thoughtful and caring manner.


 Laura W. Pierce - the director; your grateful hostess!

Laura self-portrait Laura W. Pierce is director of McGown Asilomar Rug School. A fourth generation rug hooker, she teaches Traditional Rug Hooking in Sonoma County and is past President of the Wine Country Rug Hookers, an ATHA guild in Santa Rosa, California.   Laura is McGown Accredited and attends Teachers' Workshop in Eugene, Oregon. Laura is also a member of Green Mountain Rug Hookers, The Pacific Northwest Rug Hookers, ATHA & TIGHR.

Laura's rugs range in style from whimsical to realistic. Her rugs have been selected for 5 issues of Celebrations.


Her Catalog of Patterns from the House of two Studios includes her designs and those of Emma Webber's, her mother and mentor.

 Flying Dog Hookery

My daughter, Emma Rose Logan, will help keep everything running smoothly. We'll bring the Flying Dog Hookery store stocked with basic supplies, must haves and extras for your shopping pleasure. Let us know of any item you need; we'll try and have it on hand.

If you have items to sell; contact me for information about consignment costs.

 McGown Asilomar Rug School

'Stuck-Up Inn' will be our Historic building where we'll have our classroom and many of our guestrooms. We'll meet around 4pm, Sunday, at Phoebe Hearst Social Hall where you will get your room key and a map of the grounds. Then check out our classroom and set up your hooking nest. Get moved into your guestroom and meet us for dinner inside Crocker Dining Hall, our tables will be marked! After dinner on Sunday evening, we'll have a short meeting in our classroom to make introductions and answer questions; then meet with your teacher and class. You can get started on your project if you like and hook until 10pm.

 McGown Asilomar Rug School Mini-Classes:

Dyeing Techniques! with Brigitta Phy
Monday, February 15th, 3:30pm to 5:00pm Demonstration & Notes: $10

Water-Color Color Planning! with Laura Pierce
Monday, February 15th, 7:15 - 8:45 pm Paint a color wheel with water color paints. Review a little color theory to help you pick your next color. Practice color planning by painting small copies of patterns. Instruction, share paints, designs on paper: $15 - New paint sets available.

Create Hooked Note Cards! with Capri Boyle Jones
Tuesday, February 16th, 3:30pm to 5:00pm Hook a sunflower, wreath and watermelon for note cards. Various wool cuts and embellishments will be utilized. Hands-on Instruction: $10 - Kit $10.50

Standing Wool Rugs! with Gail Becker
Tuesday, February 16th, 7:15 - 8:45 pm Learn the fundamentals and simple techniques that can be used to make coasters, trivets, jewelry, small mats and larger rugs. Bring scissors, #8 cut or larger worms, and odd-size scraps (too short to hook with) to class. Hands-on Instruction $10 - Tools & Supplies available

 Rug Camp Prices

Please complete the Registration Form and include your check to Laura Pierce for the Registration Fee of $200. We have a limited number of Historic Rooms, so the rooms will be assigned in a 'first come - first served' manner with your registration.    In early December 2009, I will collect the Asilomar Accommodations fee which includes Room & Board and our Classroom space.   The Asilomar Accommodation fees are as follows:

  1. Share a room with another Rug Camper;
  2. Treat yourself to a room by yourself;
  3. Add a non-hooking companion (includes meals) to a Single room;
  4. Day Students or Commuters are welcome to join us;
Historic Rooms are located in buildings that were designed by architect Julia Morgan and built between 1913 and 1928. Each hotel room features hardwood floors, rustic California furnishings and private baths. Size and quantity of beds vary from one single bed to two double beds. All of the historic lodging buildings have a common living room, with a fireplace, for lounging and reading.

Standard Rooms: Some of the standard room types are located in buildings designed by architect John Carl Warnecke and built in a style complementary to that of Julia Morgan's. Standard rooms are more contemporary than the historic rooms and include a private bathroom and shower. Some also have a patio or balcony, and some feature a fireplace. Size and quantity of beds vary in rooms, but in most the common combinations are: two double beds; one double and one single bed; one queen and one single bed; or four single beds.

This Rug School is for McGown Guild Members. Please include $25 for membership if you are not a current member;  I will be happy to process your application or renewal.