Heart and Soul – Quebec Folk Art
Tribute to
NETTIE COVEY SHARPE
Nettie Covey Sharpe left her fine collection of Quebec folk art and Canadiana to the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
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In a League of Their Own

Sometimes certain artists and works do not fit easily into the categories we create to define various types of creativity. This is true of the hooked rugs produced by Noé J. Champagne. "Ti-Père artisse" ("Big Daddy"), as he was called by exhibitors at the annual Coaticook Milk Festival (today the Coaticook Valley Fair) in the early 1980s, uses the traditional method of hooking rugs onto a jute backing. The fabrics he used were recycled from old clothing. His designs are often inspired by old-fashioned themes, but are sometimes completely modern. The crocheted rugs shown here demonstrate the range of designs he produced, as well as his usual colour palette.

Gallery
  • A League of Their Own - IMG2009-0153-0001-Dm
    Noé J. Champagne, hooking a rug at the Coaticook Milk Festival (today the Coaticook Valley Fair) in 1980.
    Jean-François Blanchette
    CMCC IMG2009-0153-0001-Dm

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  • A League of Their Own - IMG2009-0153-0002-Dm
    Noé J. Champagne with some of his hooked rugs, at his home in 1980.
    Jean-François Blanchette
    CMCC IMG2009-0153-0002-Dm
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  • Hooked rug - 80-643 - IMG2009-0160-0001-Dm
    Hooked Rug
    Noé J. Champagne (born in 1919)
    Dudswell-Bishopton, Eastern Townships
    1979–1980
    Cotton, synthetic fibre, jute
    CMCC 80-643
    Marie-Louise Deruaz
    CMCC IMG2009-0160-0001-Dm
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  • Hooked rug - 80-644 - IMG2009-0160-0010-Dm
    Hooked Rug
    Noé J. Champagne (born in 1919)
    Dudswell-Bishopton, Eastern Townships
    1979–1980
    Cotton, synthetic fibre, jute
    CMCC 80-644
    Steven Darby
    CMCC IMG2009-0160-0010-Dm
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  • Hooked rug - 80-648 - IMG2009-0160-0002-Dm
    Detail of Hooked Rug
    Noé J. Champagne (born in 1919)
    Dudswell-Bishopton, Eastern Townships
    1979–1980
    Cotton, synthetic fibre, jute
    CMCC 80-648
    Marie-Louise Deruaz
    CMCC IMG2009-0160-0002-Dm
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  • Hooked rug - 80-642 - IMG2009-0160-0003-Dm
    Hooked Rug
    Noé J. Champagne (born in 1919)
    Dudswell-Bishopton, Eastern Townships
    1979–1980
    Cotton, synthetic fibre, jute
    CMCC 80-642
    Marie-Louise Deruaz
    CMCC IMG2009-0160-0003-Dm
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  • Hooked rug - 80-652 - IMG2009-0160-0007-Dm
    Hooked Rug
    Noé J. Champagne (born in 1919)
    Dudswell-Bishopton, Eastern Townships
    1979–1980
    Cotton, synthetic fibre, jute
    CMCC 80-652
    Marie-Louise Deruaz
    CMCC IMG2009-0160-0007-Dm
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  • Hooked rug - 80-657 - IMG2008-0080-0001-Dm
    Hooked Rug
    Noé J. Champagne (born in 1919)
    Dudswell-Bishopton, Eastern Townships
    1979–1980
    Cotton, synthetic fibre, jute
    CMCC 80-657
    Marie-Louise Deruaz
    CMCC IMG2008-0080-0001-Dm
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  • Hooked rug - 80-645 - IMG2009-0160-0005-Dm
    Hooked Rug
    Noé J. Champagne (born in 1919)
    Dudswell-Bishopton, Eastern Townships
    1979–1980
    Cotton, synthetic fibre, jute
    CMCC 80-645
    Marie-Louise Deruaz
    CMCC IMG2009-0160-0005-Dm
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  • Hooked rug - 80-660 - IMG2009-0160-0004-Dm
    Hooked Rug
    Noé J. Champagne (born in 1919)
    Dudswell-Bishopton, Eastern Townships
    1979–1980
    Cotton, synthetic fibre, jute
    CMCC 80-660
    Marie-Louise Deruaz
    CMCC IMG2009-0160-0004-Dm
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  • A League of Their Own - IMG2009-0153-0001-Dm
  • A League of Their Own - IMG2009-0153-0002-Dm
  • Hooked rug - 80-643 - IMG2009-0160-0001-Dm
  • Hooked rug - 80-644 - IMG2009-0160-0010-Dm
  • Hooked rug - 80-648 - IMG2009-0160-0002-Dm
  • Hooked rug - 80-642 - IMG2009-0160-0003-Dm
  • Hooked rug - 80-652 - IMG2009-0160-0007-Dm
  • Hooked rug - 80-657 - IMG2008-0080-0001-Dm
  • Hooked rug - 80-645 - IMG2009-0160-0005-Dm
  • Hooked rug - 80-660 - IMG2009-0160-0004-Dm