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from the issue of November 9, 2006
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Flower powered rug exhibition at Hillestad
An exhibition featuring rugs crafted and designed by Lulu Myers of Polk is on display through Dec. 8 at the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery.
The exhibit features rugs created by Myers (1881-1977), who hooked more than 300 rugs over the last 10 years of her life. Each rug was an original design. The exhibition, curated by Mary Logue, is culled from the collections of her granddaughters and other family members and friends.
"Lulu Myers started rug hooking at an age when most women are giving it up, in her early 80s," Logue wrote in her exhibition material. "She designed all her own rugs, with a skillful and vibrant sense of color. These rugs are her vision of the floral loveliness that can be found in the prairie towns of Nebraska, grown in the fertile mind of an older woman who has raised many children, worked all her life, and still wants to do more."
To celebrate the work of this little-known Nebraska treasure, the gallery has planned a week of activities, including three lectures and a two-day workshop.
Mary Anne Wise kicked off the programming with a lecture, "Custom Artisan Business Practices," Nov. 8. Additionally, Wise will conduct a design and idea generation workshop Nov. 9-10.
Opening reception events begin at 1 p.m. Nov. 12 with two lectures in Room 11 of the Home Economics Building. Wise will discuss "Contemporary Rug Hooking and Tufting in America" and Logue will present a talk, "Poinsettias and Padulas," about Myers and her context in the history of rug hooking.
The Hillestad Gallery is open to the public without charge Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Hillestad Gallery is part of Textiles, Clothing and Design in the College of Education and Human Sciences.
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