A hooked rug in honor of the gorgeous Brown Swiss cows at Shelburne Farms in Shelburne, Vermont. Hooked from wool strips I cut by hand, my design. 28” tall by 42” high. #hookedrugs #ragrug #wool #DorrMill #ShelburneFarms #ShelburneVt #patterndesign #brownswiss #cows #textiles
“Rooster and Hens”, a rug I designed and hooked using some traditional motifs. 28”x43”, wool strips cut by hand, linen backing. Picture me this winter sitting on the floor hooking rugs! #rughooking #rugs #handmade #wool #DorrMill #NewHampshire #patterndesign #rooster #hens #sheep
Join us this weekend for the Monadnock Art Open Studios Tour! Sat., Sun., and Mon., Oct. 11, 12, 13 from 10am to 5pm each day. I’ll have rugs, weaving, children’s books, illustrations, paintings, wood engravings, and rolls and rolls of gift wrap! Studio #51. More info at MonadnockArt.org. #monadnockart #arttour #patterndesign #childrensbookart #woodengraving #painting #weaving #rughooking #design
Another detail of a spread from “Where the Deer Slip Through” by Katey Howes, my illustrations. #bunnies #dandelions #summer #childrensbooks #bedtimebooks #BeachLaneBooks #simonandschuster #raisingreaders #KateyHowes #BethKrommes #scratchboard #watercolor
“Bask and blink”, a detail from “Where the Deer Slip Through” by Katey Howe’s, my illustrations. This is a book about a beautiful summer day, much like today. With five-lined skinks, baby goats, deer, and more. Perfect for sharing at bedtime. #WhereTheDeerSlipThrough #KateyHowes #BethKrommes #BeachLaneBooks #simonandschuster #childrensbookart #scratchboard #watercolor
It’s here! “Where the Deer Slip Through” is now available. Author Katey Howes wrote this sweet manuscript as a cumulative poem for young children and I just had to illustrate it. It is the story of a beautiful summer day when a host of animals find their way through a gap in the hedge, and bring the farm to life. Perfect for bedtime! I have a book signing this Saturday June 7 at 2 pm at the Toadstool Bookstore in Peterborough, NH. I’d love to see you! #childrensbookillustration #kidlitart #childrensbooks #KateyHowes #BethKrommes #scratchboard #watercolor
This is Pomegranate, a new gift wrap design of mine that took FOREVER to get right. The challenge was to use a lot of my little patterns together in one design. I’m pleased with the result and hope you like it. Now available locally in Peterborough, New Hampshire at Bowerbird and Friends— the place I go for inspiration! #pomegranate #giftwrap #patterndesign #scratchboard #fitnyc #pattern #patternmaking
“Running Horse”, my latest designed and hooked rug, 25x36”. Inspired by a beautiful rug in the Shelburne Museum collection, Shelburne, Vt. (my favorite place) #hookedrugs #wool #sheep #textiletherapy #horse #patterndesign #shelburnemuseum #shelburnefarms #shelburnevt
I finished my “Rocky and Lamb” hooked rug. Rocky was the beloved pet of my daughter Olivia and her partner Gus. Rocky would carry his stuffed animal Lamb around and meow when he wanted attention. Rocky could do tricks on command—hi-five, low-five, jump onto a stool, jump through Olivia’s arms, sit, sit on his mat, touch noses, and more. What a guy! What a cat! What a character! We will all miss him. #Rocky #cats #hookedrugs #pets #familypets #wool #patterndesign #rugs #design
“I Dream of Flowers”, one of the two hooked rugs I designed and completed this winter. I cut all the strands of wool by hand with my mother’s scissors—mostly when watching “Vera”. (40” diameter). #textiletherapy #wool #hookedRugs #patterndesign #rugs #flowers #dreams #democracy #bebrave #vera
