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27th Annual Rug Hooking Award Winners
for 2023

SAUDER AWARD

"The Sauder Award,” best exemplify the mission and spirit of Historic Sauder Village and represents outstanding artistry and quality of work.

Exhibit: USA50 Hooked Cushions
Curator: Rémi Lévesque

Description: Each of the 50+ cushions represent the fiber artist’s state as well as their individual styles, imagery, stories and memories.

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Kathy Wright, Director of Rug Hooking Week, Rémi Lévesque, Curator,
Dr. Kiersten F. Latham, Sauder Village President & CEO, Debbie David, former Sauder Village President & CEO, with the 2023 Sauder Award Hooked Rug.


PEOPLE'S CHOICE: 3-DimensionalDesign: "Nigel"
Hooked by: Yvonne Iten-Scott
Designed by: Yvonne Iten-Scott

3D-Rug


PEOPLE'S CHOICE: Animals/Birds/InsectsDesign: "Eurasian Blu Tit 'Reflections'"
Hooked by: Sandy Ducharme
Designed by: Sandy Ducharme

Animals-Birds-Insects-Rug


PEOPLE'S CHOICE: BraidingDesign: "Jumping Colors"
Hooked by: Christine Manges
Designed by: Christine Manges

Braiding-Rug


PEOPLE'S CHOICE: Fruit/FloralDesign: "Pineapples & Pennies"
Hooked by: Kimberly Hirt
Designed by: Searsport

Fruit-Floral-Rug


PEOPLE'S CHOICE: FusionDesign: "NJ Wight's Giraffe"
Hooked by: Jennifer Curran
Designed by: Jennifer Curran adaptation of NJ Wight photograph (with permission)

Fusion-Rug


PEOPLE'S CHOICE: Oriental/Crewel/GeometricsDesign: "Silken Sunburst"
Hooked by: Roberta Square
Designed by: Unknown

Oriental-Crewel-Geometric-Rug


PEOPLE'S CHOICE: OriginalsDesign: "The Red Bird"
Hooked by: Donna Hrkman
Designed by: Donna Hrkman
Original-Rug


PEOPLE'S CHOICE: People/Places/Pictorials
Design: "Guarding Marina"
Hooked by: Michele Micarelli
Designed by: Michele Micarelli
People-Places-Pictorial-Rug


PEOPLE'S CHOICE: Punch NeedleDesign: "Flagler and Caw, Adaptation"
Hooked by: Laura Simon
Designed by: The Old Tattered Flag
Punch-Needle-Rug

PEOPLE'S CHOICE: Wool AppliqueDesign: "Migration"
Hooked by: Yvonne Iten-Scott
Designed by: Yvonne Iten-Scott
Wool-Applique-Rug


PEOPLE'S CHOICE: Golden Age of Illustrated Fairy TalesHooked by: Jen Kleinnenz
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