Artist Statement:

These pieces I created just as a challenge to myself. I have always wanted to bring three dimensional forms to
a traditionally two dimensional craft. With nothing to work from, I was free to invent my own technique.
This has been a very creative process for me. Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to show my work.

Molly’s Credentials:

2009 “Out of the Loop: Innovations in Hooking”, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield Ct. Invitational Show

2008 “Pushing the Limits: New Concepts in Rug Hooking”, Newtown Hooked Rug Show, Newtown, Ct. Juried Show

2006: “Icons of America” American Folk Art Museum, New York, New York, Juried Contest

2005: “Beadwork IV: The Beaded Figure” Juried Traveling Exhibit, traveled throughout the United States at many venues including Museum of Art and Design in New York, New York

2003:”Beadwork III: The Beaded Cloth” Juried Traveling Exhibit , Traveled throughout the United States to many venues.

2003: One person Show at the Artful Dodger Art Gallery in Hamilton, NY 2002: “Quilt=Art=Quilts” Juried Exhibit at the Schweinfurth Museum in Skaneateles, NY

Bibliography/Books:

Littenburg, Anne-Marie, Hooked Rug Landscapes, Stackpole Publishing, 2009

Coughlin, Linda Rae, Modern Hooked Rugs, Schiffler Publishing, 2007

Stimmel, Virginia, A Celebration of Hooked Rugs XVI Stackpole Publishing 2006

Hoy, Leslie, A Celebration of Hooked Rugs XIII Stackpole Publishing 2003

Atkins, Robin & Clarke, Amy C., Beaded Embellishment Interweave Press 2002

Bibliography/Periodicals:

Colegrove, Molly, “Hooked Vessels” Rug Hooking Magazine March/April 2009

Beadwork IV: The Beaded Figure, Beadwork Magazine, April 2005

Beadwork III: The Beaded Cloth, Beadwork Magazine, April 2003

Teaching:

2007-09 Shelburne Museum, Hooked in the Mountains Rug Show, Shelburne, VT

2007-09 Habersham Bed & Breakfast Rug School, Canandaigua, NY

2008 Mayflower Rug Guild, Princeton MA, How to hook an Impressionist style rug

2007 Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Guild, Canandaigua, NY How to hook an Impressionist style rug

1995-present Workshops in Fiber Arts at local studios and museums

Education:

1978 Rochester Institute of Technology, Packaging and graphic design program