Angela Possak
Canadian Rug Hooking Teacher & Fibre Artist
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Welcome to the world of traditional rug hooking and meet McGown certified teacher Angela Possak.

Her group "The Rug Hooking Circle" meets every Wednesday at 12 noon in Studio 204,
Rotary Centre for the Arts, 421 Cawston, Kelowna, B.C.

Angela has been hooking for over thirty years, teaching the art of rug hooking and presenting workshops in Canada and the U.S. She is available to teach projects of interest to your group.

Angela's teaching and workshop series is ongoing. Contact her for dates and availability.
apossak@telus.net

Angela's article "Hooked Elegance - an evening clutch for the holidays"
was published in the November/December  2011 issue of Rug Hooking Magazine
www.rughookingmagazine.com/article/hooked-elegance

Angela was featured fibre artist at ArtWalk 2011, Lake Country, B.C.
where the body of her work was displayed
  www.artwalk.ca

Her rug "Full Bloom" was picked as one of 69 best rugs of 2011 by Rug Hooking Magazine
www.rughookingmagazine.com/product/celebration-21

Her mono-chromatic piece "Prairie Castles" was featured in the Spring 2011 edition of A Needle Pulling Thread magazine  www.aneedlepullingthread.com

Her article "Snow Clean Your Rugs" was published in the Nov/Dec 2009 issue of Rug Hooking Magazine
www.rughookingmagazine.com

A full page article on Angela's piece "A Clovelly Cottage" appeared in the August/September 2008 ATHA Newsletter.
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An example of Angela's dyed wools
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Angela is an expert in all aspects of rug hooking:
Primitive, wide cut and fine cut
Wool dyeing
Designing
Teaching
Restoring antique rugs

She is a member of the:
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, B.C.
Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna, B.C.
Arts Council of the Central Okanagan, Kelowna, B.C.
Ponderosa Spinners, Weavers & Fibre Artists, Kelowna, B.C.
Association of Traditional Hooking Artists (ATHA), U.S.
Prairie Harvest Rug Hooking School Association, Saskatoon, SK