Deanne Fitzpatrick

Deanne Fitzpatrick CM
Deanne Fitzpatrick and friends in front of her studio
Born	Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Known for	Rug-hooking
Awards	Order of Canada
Website	hookingrugs.com

Deanne Fitzpatrick CM is a Canadian artist based in Amherst, Nova Scotia. Born in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, she started hooking rugs in 1990 and now operates a studio in Amherst where she sells and displays her work. Fitzpatrick's work is on display in permanent collections at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Canadian Museum of History, the Nova Scotia Art Bank and the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2016, she was named Canadian Rug Hooking Artist of the Year by the Hooked Rug Museum of North America. She was awarded the Order of Canada in 2023 in recognition of her contributions to rug-hooking as an art form.

Publications

• Fitzpatrick, Deanne (1999). Hook Me a Story: The History and Method of Rug Hooking in Atlantic Canada. Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5510-9279-9.
• — (2005). Secrets of Planning & Designing a Hand-Hooked Rug. Huxley Communication. ISBN 978-1-8819-8245-6.
• — (2006). East Coast Rug-Hooking Designs: New Patterns from an Old Tradition. Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5510-9569-1.
• — (2010). Inspired Rug Hooking: Turning Atlantic Canadian Life into Art. Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5510-9780-0.
• —; Fitch, Sheree (2013). Singily Skipping Along. Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-7710-8091-0.
• — (2014). Simply Modern: Contemporary Design for Hooked Rugs. Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-7710-8216-7.
• — (2016). Rug Hooking with Deanne Fitzpatrick. Ampry Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8117-1767-0.
• — (2019). Making a Life: Twenty-five Years of Hooking Rugs. Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-7710-8723-0.
• — (2021). Meditations for Makers: Daily Affirmations for a Creative Life. Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-7747-1002-9.
• — (2022). The Sunday Letters. [s.p.] ISBN 978-1-7387-2760-5.
• — (2025). Landscape Rug Hooking: A Painterly Approach to Creating the Landscapes You Love. Schiffer Craft. ISBN 978-0-7643-7001-4.

References

Sources

• Ramesar, Vernon (29 December 2023). "Six Nova Scotians among new Order of Canada appointees". CBC News. Nova Scotia: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 18 February 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
• Flowers, Anita (5 March 2020). "From rug hooking to running a clothing boutique, Amherst woman taking things one stitch at a time". PNI Atlantic News. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
• "Fitzpatrick named museum's Canadian rug hooking artist of the year". PNI Atlantic News. Postmedia Network. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
• "Deanne Fitzpatrick: The Very Mention of Home". Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. 2021. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
• Clarke, Heather Laura (15 June 2021). "10 great reasons to explore Amherst this summer". PNI Atlantic News. Nova Scotia: Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
• Casket, Stephen Roberts (31 January 2024). "'I've always wanted to make rugs that are unmistakably art'". The Casket. Retrieved 13 May 2025 – via PressReader.
• Hickey, Emma (24 January 2015). "Simply Modern a colourful and creative coach for rug hookers". Telegraph-Journal. pp. F6. Retrieved 13 May 2025.

Further reading

• Fitzpatrick, Deanne (1 November 1997). "One for sorrow, two for joy". Telegraph-Journal. pp. 7879. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
• Gouchie, Jennifer (14 September 2013). "Rug hooking becomes an art in the hands of Deanne Fitzpatrick". The Times-Transcript. pp. E1E2. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
• Winsa, Patty (27 February 2000). "Hooked for life". The Toronto Star. pp. D1D2. Retrieved 13 May 2025.

External links

• Official website