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2007 ESSA Staff

Executive Director
Peggy Kjelgaard, Ph.D.
Eureka Springs

Program Coordinator
Sabina Miller
Holiday Island

Office Manager
June Easton
Eureka Springs

2007 Board Members

President - Eleanor Lux
Eureka Springs

Vice President - Ron Morrison
Eureka Springs

Secretary - Mary Springer
Eureka Springs

Treasurer - Bobbie Foster
Eureka Springs

RuAnn Ewing
Hindsville

LeRoy Gorrell
Eureka Springs

Sandra Lockhart
Rogers

Elise Roenigk
Eureka Springs

Doug Stowe
Eureka Springs

Dick Trammel
Rogers

Jan Wallace
Eureka Springs

Session Two/June 9-13

Vicki Hardcastle
Art Rugs (Primitive Rug Hooking)

All levels
Studio
5 Day class (9am-4pm)
Tuition: $275
Materials: $50 starter kit plus backing, "monk's cloth" at $14 per yard

Primitive rug hooking is a true folk art. Students will start with the backing to design a one-of-a-kind rug. Fibers of all kinds can be used, with wool being a mainstay. Textured and hand-dyed wool will help students to obtain the inspiration they need to bring their projects to life. Students will also be dyeing wool in class.

Vickie, of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, attended East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma where she majored in Art with a minor in Art History. She is a member of the AFTA National Rug Hooking Association and the Shady Ladies Doll Club. She has appeared in both Native American and National Art shows and would like to bring back the art of primitive rug hooking.