I'm a self-taught rug hooker and dyer, but my introduction to rug hooking was serendipitous.  While exploring garage sales on May 15, 1999, I stumbled upon a five-dollar, fifteen-pound box of hand-dyed wool and the hook that is pictured above in the By Hook or Crook logo.  Maybe that discovery was more synchronicity than serendipity because earlier in the week, I had checked out a stack of old Rug Hooking magazines from the library! 

Prior to hooking, I had a keen interest, and I worked as a sample weaver and textile stylist/plaid designer for Pendleton Woolen Mills before marrying and moving to Canada.  Ironically, I didn’t know about rug hooking at that time, but today, as I hook a little Pendleton wool into each of my rugs, I’m reminded of the creative continuity in my life.

Over the years, I’ve been a weaving teacher, a contributor to Handwoven Magazine, and an avid craftsperson.  I also feel privileged to have had my rugs included in A Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XII, A Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XIV, A Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XVI, and Rug Hooking Magazine.

My painting passion developed while spending over 240 hours as a volunteer, painting one of a number of murals for the Alzheimer's floor of a West Vancouver care center.   The result, "Floral Border Mural" is pictured below.