Hooked On Art 2010

Friends of Two Rivers - Bonner, Milltown, Montana

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Walter Hook Remembered

Bonner School graduate Hayley Barnier interviewed Walter Hook’s granddaughter Nissa Liesz on Feb. 11, 2006 for the school newspaper The Whirlpool

Q: “How do you remember your grandfather?”

A: “Well, he died when I was three years old. He was funny, he joked around a lot, and he would let us play in the studio.”

Q: “When did he pass away?”

A: “In 1989.”

Q: “When and where was he born?”

A: “1919, April 25th in Milltown.”

Q: “Why was he important to you?”

A: “Well, he was my grandfather. I like to look at him as an inspiration.”

Q: “Why did he become an artist?”

A: “I guess it was just a passion for him. He majored in math and physics.”

Q: “How did he become an artist?”

A: “I think he started out at the head of the art department and people just started recognizing his work.”

Q: “How did you feel about him being an artist?”

A: “It’s exciting! I loved it; it’s a creative side of him, and an inspiration.”

Carl Rohr I began quilting in the mid to late 90's while living in Bonner and serving as pastor of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, largely because there were quite a few wonderful quilters in the congregation and the area.

I had made a few simple block quilts when my children, now ranging from 36-44, were small, but had occupied my creative muses since that time with wood work, needlepoint, cooking, etc. When I got back to quilting, I did so with a vengeance, and always have several quilts spinning in my head before I have the time to actually make them.There are so many wonderful fabrics available since quilting has reemerged as a popular art form in this country and around the world. I love to make use of many different patterns, colors, and hues in my quilts, but I gravitate mostly to bright and intense colors and lots of movement.

I first came to Montana in 1964 as an intern from what is now Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio. I never really left other than two years back in Columbus to finish my schooling, and a seven year stint in Post Falls, Idaho, serving a congregation which, at that time, was part of the Montana Synod of the American Lutheran Church. I also served congregations in Townsend, Wibaux, Hamilton, Billings and Bonner. When I retired in 2006, my partner and I moved to Ronan, Montana.

I have four children: a church musician in Minneapolis, a publicist in Hollywood, a bank employee in St. Paul, and an attorney in Washington, DC. I also have four grandchildren and one great-grandchild, all in St. Paul.

CURRENT EXHIBIT

orange-is-blue-and-blue-is- The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden, Colorado currently is exhibiting "Male Call: Quilts Made by Men."