Deanne Fitzpatrick Studio - Maud Lewis Painted House Rug Hooking Kit 10”x 15” tea Larry Silver's work is currently

Larry Silver's work is currently in over 20 museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art

and create designs that generate memories that “Connect with the Sea” allowing folks to experience the ocean at their door

Nancy has had her own craft business for the last 20 years

and experience a sense of belonging in our communities

and Sylvia Plath

Deanne Fitzpatrick Studio - Maud Lewis Painted House Rug Hooking Kit 10”x 15” tea Larry Silver's work is currentlyWhen you live in Nova Scotia, you may know someone or someones mother or grandmother who used to visit Maud Lewis in rural Digby County and buy her paintings on the side of the road for $5. It is an iconic story that grew out of her meteoric rise in the art world and the increased value in her work. It is a good story. I think though, to focus on that story is to forget the real story of Maud Lewis. She was a woman who, when faced with difficulty and