Lady in Water by Betsy ArcherEditor’s Note: Jocelyn Guindon and Tony Latham, from Montréal, Québec, Canada, are partners and rug hooking artists. Anne-Marie Littenberg wrote about Tony Latham in the September/October 2011 issue of Rug Hooking magazine. This article showcases Jocelyn’s work.
Jocelyn first tried rug hooking during a road trip to the Cheticamp area of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He purchased and completed a kit for a 4" mat hooked on burlap with wool yarn. Given his novice skills and the crude hook and materials, Jocelyn’s task was difficult.
Not one to walk away from a challenge, Jocelyn persevered. He is rigorous and systematic, both in his work as Chair of Geography at Dawson College in Montréal and in his pursuit of rug hooking. He enjoys the process of patient, detailed, advance designing; precise color planning; and perfect loops. Jocelyn’s eye for detail is finely honed, which means that Tony frequently dyes and dyes again the multiple wool samples demanded by Jocelyn’s uncompromising vision.
To read Part II of Anne Marie's article about Jocelyn Guindon, please see the January/February 2012 issue of Rug Hooking magazine. To purchase a copy of this issue, please click here or to subscribe to Rug Hooking, click subscribe.