ANAJON Rug Hooking

About Jon:  Born and raised in Reading, PA.  Graduate engineer.  Career USAF flight officer.  After the AF Jon worked as a manger in an electronics company.  Since retirement in the spring of 2004 Jon has been spending more time at rug hooking, doing designs and instruction in both the US and Canada.

Rug Hooking experience

Jon started hooking 12 years ago and for the most part is self taught.   He hooked independantly for the first 4 years.  He has since attended numerous workshops and is currently in the McGown teachers program.

To answer the usual question; Jon has no formal art training.  This art form and his love for animals and native americans has ibeen the inspiration for all of his pieces. 

One of the best things about creating art using this traditional rug hooking method is that if you are unhappy with the result simply removing and replacing a few strips of wool with another color or shade can usually solve the problem.

Where is Jon teaching:

Classes with openings.

23-27 June 2008 MANISTEE, MI  contact  Alaina 231-889-5763

 8-13 March 2009 Asilomar Calif. Contact Basha Hvinterior@aol.com

15-20 March 2009 Yellow Rose Rug Camp - Belton Tx.  Contact Susan Harper texasrugfest@tx.rr.com

Classes in 2008

Sorry these classes are already full, maybe next year!

Green Mt. Rug School,                                     Randolph VT ,       6-8 June 2008.

Trent School of Rug Hooking, Peterboro,ON       15-20 June 2008.

 Cornwallis Rug School,                             Cornwallis, NS     14-19 September 2008.