Ann Pappert
@annpappert.bsky.social
Off the path... but not off line.🇨🇦
Retired CAO & ADM
Arts & Textiles + Curator /Writer/Artist
https://www.instagram.com/handhooked_current_?igsh=YzMxN293cHh3enll
For a Civil Society #opengov #ethics #craftivism #community
Retired CAO & ADM
Arts & Textiles + Curator /Writer/Artist
https://www.instagram.com/handhooked_current_?igsh=YzMxN293cHh3enll
For a Civil Society #opengov #ethics #craftivism #community
Back this fall on Instagram!
@Handhooked_Current is featuring international textile artists who rug hook, punch and tuft one of a kind pieces!
Check out the work of UK artist Sally Light
(@bodkin beak on IG)
Riderless Horse (2025) is delightful, fantastical and so beautifully created!
@Handhooked_Current is featuring international textile artists who rug hook, punch and tuft one of a kind pieces!
Check out the work of UK artist Sally Light
(@bodkin beak on IG)
Riderless Horse (2025) is delightful, fantastical and so beautifully created!
October 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Back this fall on Instagram!
@Handhooked_Current is featuring international textile artists who rug hook, punch and tuft one of a kind pieces!
Check out the work of UK artist Sally Light
(@bodkin beak on IG)
Riderless Horse (2025) is delightful, fantastical and so beautifully created!
@Handhooked_Current is featuring international textile artists who rug hook, punch and tuft one of a kind pieces!
Check out the work of UK artist Sally Light
(@bodkin beak on IG)
Riderless Horse (2025) is delightful, fantastical and so beautifully created!
Good catch! It’s Captain Quisling, eh?
April 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Good catch! It’s Captain Quisling, eh?
March 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Unusual fog and showers this afternoon
March 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Unusual fog and showers this afternoon
March 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Love Conquers All ❤️
Ann Pappert, Canada, Heart By-Pass Rug, 2024, wool strips on linen. 65 x 32 inches
Ann Pappert, Canada, Heart By-Pass Rug, 2024, wool strips on linen. 65 x 32 inches
February 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Love Conquers All ❤️
Ann Pappert, Canada, Heart By-Pass Rug, 2024, wool strips on linen. 65 x 32 inches
Ann Pappert, Canada, Heart By-Pass Rug, 2024, wool strips on linen. 65 x 32 inches
Dorinda Keith, Canada, Brigus Harbour NL, 2011, hand-dyed wool and yarn on linen. 25 x 19 in.
In Newfoundland, Dorinda documents the devastating financial & social impact of closures.
And a ghostly stillness of boats left to decay gradually, symbols of families & communities that had once thrived.
In Newfoundland, Dorinda documents the devastating financial & social impact of closures.
And a ghostly stillness of boats left to decay gradually, symbols of families & communities that had once thrived.
February 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Dorinda Keith, Canada, Brigus Harbour NL, 2011, hand-dyed wool and yarn on linen. 25 x 19 in.
In Newfoundland, Dorinda documents the devastating financial & social impact of closures.
And a ghostly stillness of boats left to decay gradually, symbols of families & communities that had once thrived.
In Newfoundland, Dorinda documents the devastating financial & social impact of closures.
And a ghostly stillness of boats left to decay gradually, symbols of families & communities that had once thrived.
Dorinda Keith, Canada, Into The Blue, diptych,2015, hand-dyed wool & yarn on linen. 44 x 37 in.
There is poetry, a romantic, and an intriguing spirit to the rug-hookings of Dorina Keith.
For 50+years, she has documented locations that inspired her heart & curiosity of history, culture, & place.
There is poetry, a romantic, and an intriguing spirit to the rug-hookings of Dorina Keith.
For 50+years, she has documented locations that inspired her heart & curiosity of history, culture, & place.
February 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Dorinda Keith, Canada, Into The Blue, diptych,2015, hand-dyed wool & yarn on linen. 44 x 37 in.
There is poetry, a romantic, and an intriguing spirit to the rug-hookings of Dorina Keith.
For 50+years, she has documented locations that inspired her heart & curiosity of history, culture, & place.
There is poetry, a romantic, and an intriguing spirit to the rug-hookings of Dorina Keith.
For 50+years, she has documented locations that inspired her heart & curiosity of history, culture, & place.
“Your rage makes sense” -Shine Your light 🕯️
@ A Restful Space
@ A Restful Space
February 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
“Your rage makes sense” -Shine Your light 🕯️
@ A Restful Space
@ A Restful Space
Check out this random selection from @Handhooked_Current_
HHC Notebook #100days
#rughooking
#craftivism
#tufting
#inspiration
HHC Notebook #100days
#rughooking
#craftivism
#tufting
#inspiration
January 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Check out this random selection from @Handhooked_Current_
HHC Notebook #100days
#rughooking
#craftivism
#tufting
#inspiration
HHC Notebook #100days
#rughooking
#craftivism
#tufting
#inspiration
A selection from @Handhooked_Current_ ‘s
HHC#100days of rug hooking,
tufting, and punching.
Check it out!
#textiles
#contemporarytextiles
#rughooking
HHC#100days of rug hooking,
tufting, and punching.
Check it out!
#textiles
#contemporarytextiles
#rughooking
January 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A selection from @Handhooked_Current_ ‘s
HHC#100days of rug hooking,
tufting, and punching.
Check it out!
#textiles
#contemporarytextiles
#rughooking
HHC#100days of rug hooking,
tufting, and punching.
Check it out!
#textiles
#contemporarytextiles
#rughooking
True still, more then ever.
January 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
True still, more then ever.
Genevieve La Valle, USA, End of Act 1, 2024, hand-punched needle yarn, 20 x 34 in.
Genevieve is a remarkable storyteller who aptly crafts a sense of naivety into her works. This allows her to quietly question the complicated social, political, and domestic themes of the present day.
Genevieve is a remarkable storyteller who aptly crafts a sense of naivety into her works. This allows her to quietly question the complicated social, political, and domestic themes of the present day.
January 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Genevieve La Valle, USA, End of Act 1, 2024, hand-punched needle yarn, 20 x 34 in.
Genevieve is a remarkable storyteller who aptly crafts a sense of naivety into her works. This allows her to quietly question the complicated social, political, and domestic themes of the present day.
Genevieve is a remarkable storyteller who aptly crafts a sense of naivety into her works. This allows her to quietly question the complicated social, political, and domestic themes of the present day.
Shelly Nicolle-Phillips, Canada, Hank and King Wheat, 2024, Wool and yarn on linen backing. 12 x 15 in
@hookedontheprairies
Canada - strong and free!
Here- key images of prairie life—grain elevators on the horizon, a big blue sky, wide/long expanses of land, roaming livestock and wheat.
@hookedontheprairies
Canada - strong and free!
Here- key images of prairie life—grain elevators on the horizon, a big blue sky, wide/long expanses of land, roaming livestock and wheat.
December 21, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Shelly Nicolle-Phillips, Canada, Hank and King Wheat, 2024, Wool and yarn on linen backing. 12 x 15 in
@hookedontheprairies
Canada - strong and free!
Here- key images of prairie life—grain elevators on the horizon, a big blue sky, wide/long expanses of land, roaming livestock and wheat.
@hookedontheprairies
Canada - strong and free!
Here- key images of prairie life—grain elevators on the horizon, a big blue sky, wide/long expanses of land, roaming livestock and wheat.
Tracy Jamar, USA, Land Parcel Quads - #3 Fly Over Series, 2009, Mixed fibres on Monk's Cloth. 37 x 37 in / 4 pieces 18 x 18 in.
Strikingly beautiful.
Masterfully integrating multiple mediums into a flowing composition.
A strong colour palette that reflects the inherent energy of her subject.
Strikingly beautiful.
Masterfully integrating multiple mediums into a flowing composition.
A strong colour palette that reflects the inherent energy of her subject.
December 11, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Tracy Jamar, USA, Land Parcel Quads - #3 Fly Over Series, 2009, Mixed fibres on Monk's Cloth. 37 x 37 in / 4 pieces 18 x 18 in.
Strikingly beautiful.
Masterfully integrating multiple mediums into a flowing composition.
A strong colour palette that reflects the inherent energy of her subject.
Strikingly beautiful.
Masterfully integrating multiple mediums into a flowing composition.
A strong colour palette that reflects the inherent energy of her subject.
#HHC100days
Tracey Kinsella, Canada, Cobalt Clouds and Canola Fields, 2024, wool, yarn, velour on linen, 15 x 25 in.
Canadian rug hookers on the prairies have a distinct perspective. They stand in the big-sky country, gaze in every direction, take in the horizon, and find inspiration all around.
Tracey Kinsella, Canada, Cobalt Clouds and Canola Fields, 2024, wool, yarn, velour on linen, 15 x 25 in.
Canadian rug hookers on the prairies have a distinct perspective. They stand in the big-sky country, gaze in every direction, take in the horizon, and find inspiration all around.
December 3, 2024 at 1:48 PM
#HHC100days
Tracey Kinsella, Canada, Cobalt Clouds and Canola Fields, 2024, wool, yarn, velour on linen, 15 x 25 in.
Canadian rug hookers on the prairies have a distinct perspective. They stand in the big-sky country, gaze in every direction, take in the horizon, and find inspiration all around.
Tracey Kinsella, Canada, Cobalt Clouds and Canola Fields, 2024, wool, yarn, velour on linen, 15 x 25 in.
Canadian rug hookers on the prairies have a distinct perspective. They stand in the big-sky country, gaze in every direction, take in the horizon, and find inspiration all around.
Day 75: #HHC100days
Liv Aanrud, USA, Earth/Angels (Diptych), 2024, yarn on monkscloth. 75 x 123 in.
Can life be this full?
Liv responds… "Time becomes tactile… My textiles are an earnest attempt to slow time, to hold fast in a world that seems built to commodify and consume.’
Wise artist!
Liv Aanrud, USA, Earth/Angels (Diptych), 2024, yarn on monkscloth. 75 x 123 in.
Can life be this full?
Liv responds… "Time becomes tactile… My textiles are an earnest attempt to slow time, to hold fast in a world that seems built to commodify and consume.’
Wise artist!
November 29, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Day 75: #HHC100days
Liv Aanrud, USA, Earth/Angels (Diptych), 2024, yarn on monkscloth. 75 x 123 in.
Can life be this full?
Liv responds… "Time becomes tactile… My textiles are an earnest attempt to slow time, to hold fast in a world that seems built to commodify and consume.’
Wise artist!
Liv Aanrud, USA, Earth/Angels (Diptych), 2024, yarn on monkscloth. 75 x 123 in.
Can life be this full?
Liv responds… "Time becomes tactile… My textiles are an earnest attempt to slow time, to hold fast in a world that seems built to commodify and consume.’
Wise artist!
Day 70: #HHC100days
Simone Elizabeth Saunders, Canada, Olympia’s Oasis, 2023, acrylic and wool yarn on rug warp. 65 x 65 in.
Inspired by Manet's Olympia (1863), it’s a stunning recontextualization of 'the reclining nude' - revisiting the patriarchal depiction of women by 'old masters.’
Simone Elizabeth Saunders, Canada, Olympia’s Oasis, 2023, acrylic and wool yarn on rug warp. 65 x 65 in.
Inspired by Manet's Olympia (1863), it’s a stunning recontextualization of 'the reclining nude' - revisiting the patriarchal depiction of women by 'old masters.’
November 24, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Day 70: #HHC100days
Simone Elizabeth Saunders, Canada, Olympia’s Oasis, 2023, acrylic and wool yarn on rug warp. 65 x 65 in.
Inspired by Manet's Olympia (1863), it’s a stunning recontextualization of 'the reclining nude' - revisiting the patriarchal depiction of women by 'old masters.’
Simone Elizabeth Saunders, Canada, Olympia’s Oasis, 2023, acrylic and wool yarn on rug warp. 65 x 65 in.
Inspired by Manet's Olympia (1863), it’s a stunning recontextualization of 'the reclining nude' - revisiting the patriarchal depiction of women by 'old masters.’
Don’t know about you but I know I need a few weeks to finish a few commitments, and then it’s elbows up, forehead in badger mode… there’s a 💩 load of work to be done to pivot this world towards a new, balanced, morally strong course. Something for everyone in mustering some #benevolentcompassion ❤️
November 23, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Don’t know about you but I know I need a few weeks to finish a few commitments, and then it’s elbows up, forehead in badger mode… there’s a 💩 load of work to be done to pivot this world towards a new, balanced, morally strong course. Something for everyone in mustering some #benevolentcompassion ❤️
Day 69: #HHC100days
Llinos Owen, Wales, Daydreaming About the Morning on Last Night's Night Bus, 2024, Yarn on Hessian. 85 x 70cm.
Llinos Owen is a remarkable punch needle artist known for her masterful storytelling and chronicling of youth culture and experiences.
Owen is based in London, UK.
Llinos Owen, Wales, Daydreaming About the Morning on Last Night's Night Bus, 2024, Yarn on Hessian. 85 x 70cm.
Llinos Owen is a remarkable punch needle artist known for her masterful storytelling and chronicling of youth culture and experiences.
Owen is based in London, UK.
November 23, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Day 69: #HHC100days
Llinos Owen, Wales, Daydreaming About the Morning on Last Night's Night Bus, 2024, Yarn on Hessian. 85 x 70cm.
Llinos Owen is a remarkable punch needle artist known for her masterful storytelling and chronicling of youth culture and experiences.
Owen is based in London, UK.
Llinos Owen, Wales, Daydreaming About the Morning on Last Night's Night Bus, 2024, Yarn on Hessian. 85 x 70cm.
Llinos Owen is a remarkable punch needle artist known for her masterful storytelling and chronicling of youth culture and experiences.
Owen is based in London, UK.
So just how much ‘fight, flight, freeze’ did we all do at that other place, which won’t be named. Day 2 since deleting my account and it feels good.
P.S This is DM…one of the cats who runs my life 🐾❤️
P.S This is DM…one of the cats who runs my life 🐾❤️
November 19, 2024 at 11:06 PM
So just how much ‘fight, flight, freeze’ did we all do at that other place, which won’t be named. Day 2 since deleting my account and it feels good.
P.S This is DM…one of the cats who runs my life 🐾❤️
P.S This is DM…one of the cats who runs my life 🐾❤️
Mary Tooley Parker, USA, Ella Bendolph, Gee's Bend Quilter in Klimt, 2024, wool strips, silk sari ribbon on linen, 40 x 33in
Quilt artists of Gee's Bend, Alabama - a strong community of women who developed distinctive quilt aesthetics—bold geometrics of recycled fabric—passed through generations.
Quilt artists of Gee's Bend, Alabama - a strong community of women who developed distinctive quilt aesthetics—bold geometrics of recycled fabric—passed through generations.
November 17, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Mary Tooley Parker, USA, Ella Bendolph, Gee's Bend Quilter in Klimt, 2024, wool strips, silk sari ribbon on linen, 40 x 33in
Quilt artists of Gee's Bend, Alabama - a strong community of women who developed distinctive quilt aesthetics—bold geometrics of recycled fabric—passed through generations.
Quilt artists of Gee's Bend, Alabama - a strong community of women who developed distinctive quilt aesthetics—bold geometrics of recycled fabric—passed through generations.
Lu Mason, United Kingdom, Agitate, Educate, Organize, 2024, Hessian, recycled clothing cut into strips. 94 x 52 cm.
Rug hooking has a rich history of giving voice to activism (#craftivism). Lu’s call to action is bold, clear, and thoughtful for all who encounter it.
#craftivism
#handhookedcurrent
Rug hooking has a rich history of giving voice to activism (#craftivism). Lu’s call to action is bold, clear, and thoughtful for all who encounter it.
#craftivism
#handhookedcurrent
November 16, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Lu Mason, United Kingdom, Agitate, Educate, Organize, 2024, Hessian, recycled clothing cut into strips. 94 x 52 cm.
Rug hooking has a rich history of giving voice to activism (#craftivism). Lu’s call to action is bold, clear, and thoughtful for all who encounter it.
#craftivism
#handhookedcurrent
Rug hooking has a rich history of giving voice to activism (#craftivism). Lu’s call to action is bold, clear, and thoughtful for all who encounter it.
#craftivism
#handhookedcurrent