November 4 - 9, 2012   with Gail Becker & Tanya Graham 

LRI04 Enjoy a week at this intimate Rug Camp on the beautiful Mendocino Coast in Northern California! Gail Becker & Tanya Graham look forward to working with you on your rug project. We offer instruction in all styles of Rug Hooking and welcome all designs in a relaxed atmosphere!

Little River Inn offers fine accommodations featuring views of the Pacific Ocean, a full service restaurant, Ole's Whale Watch Bar, golf course, tennis and a day spa. The village of Mendocino, just 3 miles north along Hwy 1, is full of history, art and shopping. It's especially enjoyable during the week without the crowds. There are many beautiful beaches and parks to enjoy along the coast, and little inlets with fishing and boating communities to explore. Bring your hooking project, bring a friend, and join us for a week of relaxation and fun!     www.LittleRiverInn.com

 Gail Becker - Traditional Rug Hooking trained, McGown Accredited, and a Free Spirit; Gail is Unique!   She'll help you get the rug you want to hook!

Gail Becker: a Fiber Artist with a broad experience in needle arts and fiber manipulations. She discovered Rug Hooking 12 years ago and studied with Nancy Miller Quigley. Gail teaches by demonstrating skills and concepts and then helps her students apply those skills and knowledge. She encourages collaboration. She is comfortable teaching fine cut shaded rugs to wide-cut (#10) rugs and everything in between. Gail attends camps on a regular basis and considers herself a lifelong learner. She continues to explore form, line, shape, color, texture, space, and value. You've seen many of Gail's fun and beautiful rugs in ATHA Magazine and on the internet via several challenges and swaps. Gail earned her McGown Certification in 2003 and has taught ever since. Gail belongs to the 'Wool Poppies' ATHA guild in Fresno, CA. she is active within her guild and writes articles for ATHA and Rug Hooking Magazine. Her CA Postcard Challenge will show first at the Monterey Fiber Jam in February 2012!

 Tanya Graham - a well-known Rug Hooking Teacher in Eastern Canada; she'll soon be well-known in the West;  for her artistic approach to colour and design!

TanyaG burrows Tanya Graham: Born in the U.K. in 1944, Tanya Graham has taught in the public school systems of France, the U.K. and Canada. She has been involved with the Textile Arts for most of her life, and has been teaching in this field since 1993. In her own work, Tanya draws on her experiences of places and lives lived. Her work is exhibited in Canada and in the U.S.A. Tanya is an accredited teacher with the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild; and is a member in good standing with the McGown Teachers' Workshop programme in the U.S.A. She is a member of the Education Committee for the Western Canada Rug Hooking Education Association, Saskatchewan. Tanya regularly changes things up, using her skills and art knowledge to make something ordinary into something extraordinary!

 Laura W. Pierce - La director; your grateful hostess - I look forward to seeing you!

Laura self-portrait Laura W. Pierce is director of Little River Inn Rug Camp. A fourth generation rug hooker, she teaches Traditional Rug Hooking in Sonoma County, at camps around the country, and around the World. She is past President of the Wine Country Rug Hookers, an ATHA guild in Santa Rosa, California.  Laura is ATHA Regional 12 Representative, having accepted the challenge in October 2011.  She is a member of TIGHR and looks forward to the Triennial in Australia in 2012.  Laura is McGown Accredited and attends Teachers' Workshop in Eugene, Oregon each June.
Laura's rugs range in style from traditional to impressionistic. Her rugs have been selected for several issues of Celebrations, 'Emmy' was chosen the Reader's Choice for Original Design in 2009. Her Catalog of Patterns from the House of two Studios includes her designs, those of Emma Webber's, her mother and mentor. Also included are Pattico Patterns from our friend, Sequoia Buck.

 Brigitta Phy is back with her Green Valley Rug Hooking store!

green valleyBrigitta Phy of Green Valley Rug Hooking is back again this year.   Brigitta teaches rug hooking classes in her Green Valley farmhouse and has inherited the Mail Order Rug Hooking business of her famous grandmother, Jane Olson.  Brigitta hooks and writes the Roundtable Rug Hookers publication and continues the tradition of developing interesting patterns and techniques for Rug Hookers.

Brigitta will set up her store with her special hooks, McLain/Olson swatches, beautiful dyed wool, Cushing Dyes, scissors, Schulle frames etc.  She will also have original patterns, small kits and many needfuls.  

 Little River Inn Rug Camp

Little River Inn Rug Camp begins late Sunday afternoon with Check-In at 4pm at the Main Office for your room.  Then come up to Abalone Hall to drop off your rugs for the Rug Show and set up your hooking nest from 2:00 - 5:00pm.   Come back and meet your teacher after dinner, from 7-8 pm.  'Ab Hall' has a fireplace, big windows with ocean views, and room for 2 classes.   This is a small and intimate Rug Camp with a maximum of 28 students.   Husbands or companions are happy to be included.   Little River Inn Restaurant serves hearty breakfasts, some of which we can order small portions of.   Our lunches are prepared especially for us and served in the dining room.   Little River Inn Restaurant has a delicious dinner menu and famous service, (reservations required) while Ole's Whale Watch Bar has dinner service, congenial atmosphere and the sunset view!   Our lunches are included in the Rug Camp Package; breakfasts and dinners are not.

 Little River Inn Rug Camp Schedule:

Sunday;	Check in at 4pm at the Little River Inn.
	Check-in at 4:30pm at Abalone Hall and set up your rug hooking nest. 
	Meet your Teacher: 7:00 - 8:00pm.
Monday;	Class from 9am - 3pm with a catered lunch and noon time break.
	After Class Specials: 3:30 - 5pm & 7:00 - 8:30pm.
Tuesday; Class from 9am - 3pm with a catered lunch and noon time break.
	After Class Specials: 3:30 - 5pm & 7:00 - 8:30pm.
Wednesday; Class from 9am - 3pm with a catered lunch and noon time break.
	After Class Specials: 3:30 - 5pm & 7:00 - 8:30pm.
Thursday; Class from 9am - 3pm with a catered lunch and noon time break.
	3pm - 3:20pm, Review; we'll lay our rugs out on the deck,(if the weather permits),
	3:30 - 3:45pm, Class Photos.
Friday;	 Classroom open from 9am - 11:30am. Check out at noon; pick-up a box lunch from 10am-noon.

Rug Camp Prices

Prices are as follows; (Prices include $175 registration fee, balance due September 1, 2012)
$985.90 /1 bed (king) room; for single or with spouse/companion,	
$680.50 /2 beds (queen) room; share with room-mate,	
$375.00 for day campers or commuters (includes lunch).

For information or a registration form; email Laura at Lwpierce@comcast.net   or call  (707) 762-2595

 Little River Inn Rug Camp Mini-Classes 2012

Dyeing Techniques with Laura Pierce
Monday, November 6, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Laura will share some new recipes and techniques for beautiful dips and spot dyes.
Hands-on Instruction: $10 - Kit: $15




 Previous teachers at Little River Inn Rug Camp include Nancy Miller Quiqley, Michele Wise, Barb Kennedy, Michele Micarelli, Sharon Saknit, Ann Taylor & Susan Higgins!

Nancy Miller Quigley is a fourth generation rug hooking teacher. She practices the art of traditional rug hooking as it was handed down through her family from her grandmother. Nancy's rugs have been selected for Celebration I, III, IV, XV and XIX and her articles have appeared in 'Rug Hooking Magazine'. Nancy is retiring from teaching, but she'll continue to hand forge her magic Miller Hooks! Nancy is simply a hooker and camper these days and is enjoying making rugs.

Michele Wise is a Rug Artist and Rug Hooking Teacher from the Pacific Northwest. Recently retired from High School Teaching, Michele now enjoys traveling with her husband, Jay.  Michele is co-directing a new and popular Rug Camp on the Pudget Sound; she also directs 2 Rug Retreats and Western Teachers' Workshop.
Michele creates all kinds of Fiber Arts, from a Hooked Travel Diary, to a 3D Hooked Merman on a Sea Staff, hooked upholstery, and Hooked Rugs of various styles. Pictured here is her latest rug; 'Ram' 3x5', wool on linen. Michele is a capable and caring teacher in the art of rug hooking!

Barb Kennedy is a Grand Dame of Traditional Rug Hooking. She has been hooking and teaching in various venues in Western Canada and United States for 30 years. A popular teacher in the Pacific Northwest, we are happy to bring her to Little River Inn for your Wide-Cut pleasure. Wide-Cut does not necessarily mean 'easier'; Barb will help you develop the techniques required of big loops. She is also a colourist and will guide you in selecting the right colours for your project. Barb is McGown accredited and attends Rug Classes regularly to increase her knowledge in the Art of Rug Hooking. Besides Wide-Cut Florals & Pictorials, Barb teaches 'plein-aire' Landscapes.

Michele Micarelli is a certified rug hooking teacher whose main objective is to unleash creativity. The classes she teaches are full of storytelling, imagination exercises, and laughter. With memories of her Father's hooked rugs, Michele began rug hooking in 1991. Her other loves are her family, making Sailor's Valentines, painting, collecting, and gardening. Michele has proudly served on the A.T.H.A. Region 1 board of directors for ten years. She is past President of the Northern Teacher's Workshop and a judge of Craft's Adventure in New England. Michele's rugs have appeared in several editions of The Celebration of Rug Hooking and she served as a judge in Celebration 13. Michele teaches at workshops around the country and in Canada. Michele was honored as a guest artist at the Shelburne museum in April of 2006.

Sharon Saknit was introduced to Rug Hooking in 1992 in a chance encounter with rug hookers at a local craft fair. She found herself immediately "hooked" and has been creating pieces of art every since. She started teaching in 1997 and has received her McGown teaching accreditation. Her works can be found in popular publications such as The Rug Hookers Bible, Jessie Turbayne's book Hooked on Rugs - Outstanding Contemporary Designs, Celebrations XVII, and the ATHA newsletter. She has self-published a "dye by eye" book and a book on creating tessellations. She has owned and operated Sharon Saknit Rug Hooking since 1997 and expanded her operation in 2004 to include Nancy Miller's kits and dye formulas. Her repertoire includes over 75 pieces in a variety of cuts and styles. Her passion lies in the never-ending possibilities of this amazing art form and taking it to the next level.

Ann Taylor learned to hook rugs in eastern Canada before her husband’s career took them to Alberta. She took the Pearl K McGown correspondence course to become a certified McGown teacher while she was a young mother in western Canada. She is a popular teacher and has taught at ATHA Biennials, McGown Biennials and rug camps throughout Canada and the U.S.A. Ann served as ATHA President for 4 years and directed rug camps with Evelyn Brown in Calgary, Alberta for many years. She was my teacher at Asilomar Rug Camp in 2003. With her knowledge, experience and gentle guidance, she can help you create the rug you desire, whether you are a beginner or advanced student.

Susan Higgins taught at our first 2 camps and was very much appreciated by her students. She is a certified McGown teacher, has taught at several rug schools and given many workshops in California. She is comfortable teaching a broad range of styles and subjects in both fine and wider cuts, in realistic or impressionistic styles, and primitive approaches that mimic older rugs. Susan excels at color, and is fond of florals, geometrics and portraits. She works well with students of all levels and hooking interests. Her work has appeared in the Wenham Museum, Rug Hooking Magazine, the ATHA and McGown Newsletters, and Celebrations VII, IX and X. Her articles have appeared in ATHA and in A Rug Hooker's Garden, published by Rug Hooking Magazine. Her rugs have been exhibited widely, including a tour of Japan.