By Arts Burlington
Arts Burlington is looking forward to its big spring show and sale at the Art Gallery of Burlington (AGB), taking place on May 25 and 26, 2024.
Arts Burlington is a committee representing the Burlington Fine Arts Association, the Burlington Handweavers and Spinners Guild, the Burlington Potters’ Guild, the Burlington Rug Hooking Guild, the Burlington Guild of Sculptors and Carvers, and the Latow Photographers Guild, all of which have studio space at the AGB.
Artists from each of AGB’s guilds and associations will be represented at the sale, which will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. You’ll find ceramics, photographs, wood craft, paintings, and much more.
Ahead of the sale, get to know some of the talented artists who are members of Burlington’s art community via Arts Burlington’s “Meet the Artist” video interview series.
This week’s featured artist is Heidi Scarfone.
Heidi Scarfone, a former Burlington resident, is a self-taught pencil artist who spends her time between Hamilton and Newfoundland.
Heidi discovered the joy of rug hooking almost 8 years ago, after buying a small rug hooking kit in Newfoundland to keep her hands busy on the long ride back from her cabin to Ontario. She instantly fell in love with the rhythm of hooking and the feeling of working with natural fibre: wool yarn.
Since then, she has been “hooked”!
Heidi enjoys creating her own patterns that she draws from her own photos and imagination, transforming those patterns into a variety of rug hooking creations.
Pillows, wall hangings, floor rugs, and ornaments are just a few of the many items that she has hooked.
“I love to add recycled yarns, material, and wool to my creations. The sparkle from a funky yarn, the smoothness of silk or the softness of wool roving, enables me to create unique and fun pieces.”
“It’s my wish to inspire others to try their hand at rug hooking and be free to find their own creative style. It can be a therapeutic form of art and one can easily get lost in the colours and textures as their hands work with their chosen fibres.”
