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generations of must-see indigenous artwork, a hooked rug and more sonic artwork for my personal collection // the july twenty-ninth "this week in outsider art" *paid* newsletter
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For those keeping track at home, I love hooked rugs (see last week’s paid newsletter) and I love Black Sheep Gallery in Nova Scotia (see probably every newsletter for the past few years).
So when the two of these collide, it’s like a lunar eclipse. Watch your eyes, it’s so beautiful!!!
Honestly, it doesn’t feel like I see many hooked rugs from Black Sheep Gallery, just a lot of beautiful carved wood. Which, don’t get me wrong, if we’re doing power rankings of some of my favorite art — carved wood from Nova Scotia is in the running for some of my favorite art of all-time.
Which is why I was excited to learn about the Cagetown Hookers:
Ernest Raymond Scott and Lydia E. Clarke Scott were celebrated hookers from Gagetown, New Brunswick, whose partnership became one of the most distinctive collaborations in Atlantic Canadian folk art. Married in 1931, they settled on Lydia's family farm in Summer Hill, raising pigs and dairy cattle until 1952, when the Government of Canada expropriated their land to build Canadian Forces Base Gagetown. The loss of their home and livelihood struck hard, especially for Raymond. In the year that followed, as he struggled to adjust, Lydia encouraged him to take up hooking as a way to steady himself. He did, and he never stopped. (Black Sheep Gallery)
This artwork is available for purchase via Black Sheep Gallery in Nova Scotia.
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Each week for the next few weeks, enjoy bonus clips and previews of conversations I’ve had with artists, scholars, gallerists, and some really incredible people joining me for the “FolkArtwork and Friends” podcast.
This week, I’m pleased to be joined by Dean Millien.
