Sister Ann Ameen. Fabric artist. Rug Hooker. Shearstown, Newfoundland. Active Mid to late 20th century.
Sister Ann Ameen made hooked rugs as a fund raiser and also as a way to spread her faith. Sister Ameen was originally a ‘showgirl’ who, after surviving cancer, returned to her native Newfoundland and opened a mission to work with troubled young women. I am giving a reference here to an article on Ann Ameen and the art of rug hooking. Very much worth a read. Ref:https://ornamentum.ca/textile-artists-embrace-a-cultural-icon/
Many of her hooked rugs showed religious characters and sayings. She worked up to the end of her life and became very well known. An example is shown below.
I have given two other references below. The second one is an excellent and well illustrated article on the Rug Hooking Guild of Newfoundland.
Hooked Mat by Sister Ann Ameen. Shearstown, Nfld:
Sister Ann Ameen. Huuked Rug. Shearstown, Newfoundland.
Ref: https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MCR/article/view/17994/21957
Ref: http://rhgnl.ca/about/history/
