Medium: Wool and linen
Artist: Susan Schweigard
Artist’s statement:
“I have always had a passion for the arts. While my career for 30 years was as an insurance professional, I continued enrolling in art classes and eventually had the opportunity to join a fiber art community while living in Wiscasset, Maine. I have studied under nationally known Deanne Fitzpatrick [and] Jackie Hanson [and] Diane Langley, an artist and third-generation rug hooker.
“Most of my rugs and mats are pictorials. I enjoy this style since it allows me to bring the beauty of places I have visited and places I have lived to my art. As a newcomer to this area, I continue to be inspired by the beauty of Tennessee.”