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![["Kathy Evans (b. July 8, 1962, Morgantown, WV) of Bruceton Mills and Margaret Bruning of Elkins are participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, in an apprenticeship titled, Sheep to Shawl: The Art of Raising Sheep and Creating Fiber Arts. Evans is a fifth-generation farmer and co-owner with her husband Reid of Evans Knob Farm in Preston County where she cultivates Certified Naturally Grown vegetables and raises sheep and poultry. She teaches and exhibits her fiber arts both in West Virginia and across the country and has been featured in Modern Farmer and Morgantown Magazine. Bruning grew up on a goat farm in upstate New York and has been a lifelong fiber artist. She and her husband David raise sheep at their homestead in Randolph County.Read a profile of Evans and Bruning on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2020/11/04/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-kathy-evans-margaret-bruning-sheep-to-shawl/Evans Knob Farm website: https://www.evansknobfarm.com/Poe Run Craft and Provisions: http://www.poerun.org/"]%](/image/4224EvansKathyBruningMargaretPhoto04211220/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.042.11.2.20
- Title:
- West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program participants in "Sheep to Shawl: Sheep Husbandry and Fiber Arts", Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning, 2 of 3
- Date:
- 2020-11-02
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Spinning, Wool, Looms, Sheep farming, Apprenticeship programs, Fiberwork, Textile crafts, Spinning-wheel, Woolen and worsted spinning
- Location:
- Bruceton Mills (W. Va.)
![["Kathy Evans (b. July 8, 1962, Morgantown, WV) of Bruceton Mills and Margaret Bruning of Elkins are participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, in an apprenticeship titled, Sheep to Shawl: The Art of Raising Sheep and Creating Fiber Arts. Evans is a fifth-generation farmer and co-owner with her husband Reid of Evans Knob Farm in Preston County where she cultivates Certified Naturally Grown vegetables and raises sheep and poultry. She teaches and exhibits her fiber arts both in West Virginia and across the country and has been featured in Modern Farmer and Morgantown Magazine. Bruning grew up on a goat farm in upstate New York and has been a lifelong fiber artist. She and her husband David raise sheep at their homestead in Randolph County.Read a profile of Evans and Bruning on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2020/11/04/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-kathy-evans-margaret-bruning-sheep-to-shawl/Evans Knob Farm website: https://www.evansknobfarm.com/Poe Run Craft and Provisions: http://www.poerun.org/"]%](/image/4224EvansKathyBruningMargaretPhoto04311220/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.043.11.2.20
- Title:
- West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program participants in "Sheep to Shawl: Sheep Husbandry and Fiber Arts", Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning, 3 of 3
- Date:
- 2020-11-02
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Wool, Textile crafts, Spinning, Spinning-wheel, Sheep farming, Apprenticeship programs, Weaving, Woolen and worsted spinning, Looms, Fiberwork
- Location:
- Bruceton Mills (W. Va.)
![["Susan Feller, 63 at the time of this interview, lives in Hampshire County, West Virginia with her partner Jim in the log home they built. With a degree in Art and History from UMass/Boston and a life-long interest in handwork craft, she learned to rug hook in 1994, a medium allowing her to paint with wool. This skill was the entry into the niche market of rug hookingdesigning patterns, selling hand-dyed wool, and teaching as far away as Australia, throughout the US and Canada. These days, Feller works in her studio creating fiber art for the walls. Juried as a Tamarack gallery artist, and a recipient of a purchase award from the WV Division of Culture and History, she serves on the Board of Directors for Tamarack Foundation for the Arts and The River House board in Capon Bridge, networking with and advocating for artists in the state and beyond.Read her piece on the West Virginia Folklife blog about the McDonald sisters: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/05/15/textile-artist-susan-feller-on-the-mcdonald-sisters-of-gilmer-county/Susan Fellers website: https://artwools.com/"]%](/image/4224FellerSusanPhoto00132718/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.FellerSusan.Photo.001.3.27.18
- Title:
- Photo of Travel Series #3 Seneca Rocks hooked rug piece by Susan Feller, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2018-03-27
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (W. Va.), Fiberwork, Rugs, Hooked, Textile crafts
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Susan Feller, 63 at the time of this interview, lives in Hampshire County, West Virginia with her partner Jim in the log home they built. With a degree in Art and History from UMass/Boston and a life-long interest in handwork craft, she learned to rug hook in 1994, a medium allowing her to paint with wool. This skill was the entry into the niche market of rug hookingdesigning patterns, selling hand-dyed wool, and teaching as far away as Australia, throughout the US and Canada. These days, Feller works in her studio creating fiber art for the walls. Juried as a Tamarack gallery artist, and a recipient of a purchase award from the WV Division of Culture and History, she serves on the Board of Directors for Tamarack Foundation for the Arts and The River House board in Capon Bridge, networking with and advocating for artists in the state and beyond.Read her piece on the West Virginia Folklife blog about the McDonald sisters: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/05/15/textile-artist-susan-feller-on-the-mcdonald-sisters-of-gilmer-county/Susan Fellers website: https://artwools.com/"]%](/image/4224FellerSusanPhoto00232718/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.FellerSusan.Photo.002.3.27.18
- Title:
- Photo of Travel Series #3 Seneca Rocks hooked rug piece by Susan Feller, 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2018-03-27
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Textile crafts, Rugs, Hooked, Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (W. Va.), Fiberwork
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Susan Feller, 63 at the time of this interview, lives in Hampshire County, West Virginia with her partner Jim in the log home they built. With a degree in Art and History from UMass/Boston and a life-long interest in handwork craft, she learned to rug hook in 1994, a medium allowing her to paint with wool. This skill was the entry into the niche market of rug hookingdesigning patterns, selling hand-dyed wool, and teaching as far away as Australia, throughout the US and Canada. These days, Feller works in her studio creating fiber art for the walls. Juried as a Tamarack gallery artist, and a recipient of a purchase award from the WV Division of Culture and History, she serves on the Board of Directors for Tamarack Foundation for the Arts and The River House board in Capon Bridge, networking with and advocating for artists in the state and beyond.Read her piece on the West Virginia Folklife blog about the McDonald sisters: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/05/15/textile-artist-susan-feller-on-the-mcdonald-sisters-of-gilmer-county/Susan Fellers website: https://artwools.com/"]%](/image/4224FellerSusanPhoto00332718/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.FellerSusan.Photo.003.3.27.18
- Title:
- Photo of cityscape hooked rug piece by Susan Feller
- Date:
- 2018-03-27
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Fiberwork, Rugs, Hooked, Textile crafts
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Susan Feller, 63 at the time of this interview, lives in Hampshire County, West Virginia with her partner Jim in the log home they built. With a degree in Art and History from UMass/Boston and a life-long interest in handwork craft, she learned to rug hook in 1994, a medium allowing her to paint with wool. This skill was the entry into the niche market of rug hookingdesigning patterns, selling hand-dyed wool, and teaching as far away as Australia, throughout the US and Canada. These days, Feller works in her studio creating fiber art for the walls. Juried as a Tamarack gallery artist, and a recipient of a purchase award from the WV Division of Culture and History, she serves on the Board of Directors for Tamarack Foundation for the Arts and The River House board in Capon Bridge, networking with and advocating for artists in the state and beyond.Read her piece on the West Virginia Folklife blog about the McDonald sisters: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/05/15/textile-artist-susan-feller-on-the-mcdonald-sisters-of-gilmer-county/Susan Fellers website: https://artwools.com/"]%](/image/4224FellerSusanPhoto00432718tif/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.FellerSusan.Photo.004.3.27.18.tif
- Title:
- Photo of sketch for bridge hooked rug piece by Susan Feller
- Date:
- 2018-03-27
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Textile crafts, Rugs, Hooked, Fiberwork
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Susan Feller, 63 at the time of this interview, lives in Hampshire County, West Virginia with her partner Jim in the log home they built. With a degree in Art and History from UMass/Boston and a life-long interest in handwork craft, she learned to rug hook in 1994, a medium allowing her to paint with wool. This skill was the entry into the niche market of rug hookingdesigning patterns, selling hand-dyed wool, and teaching as far away as Australia, throughout the US and Canada. These days, Feller works in her studio creating fiber art for the walls. Juried as a Tamarack gallery artist, and a recipient of a purchase award from the WV Division of Culture and History, she serves on the Board of Directors for Tamarack Foundation for the Arts and The River House board in Capon Bridge, networking with and advocating for artists in the state and beyond.Read her piece on the West Virginia Folklife blog about the McDonald sisters: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/05/15/textile-artist-susan-feller-on-the-mcdonald-sisters-of-gilmer-county/Susan Fellers website: https://artwools.com/"]%](/image/4224FellerSusanPhoto00532718tif/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.FellerSusan.Photo.005.3.27.18.tif
- Title:
- Photo of "Equality and Work for Women" hooked rug piece by Susan Feller
- Date:
- 2018-03-27
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Rugs, Hooked, Textile crafts, Women's rights, Fiberwork
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Susan Feller, 63 at the time of this interview, lives in Hampshire County, West Virginia with her partner Jim in the log home they built. With a degree in Art and History from UMass/Boston and a life-long interest in handwork craft, she learned to rug hook in 1994, a medium allowing her to paint with wool. This skill was the entry into the niche market of rug hookingdesigning patterns, selling hand-dyed wool, and teaching as far away as Australia, throughout the US and Canada. These days, Feller works in her studio creating fiber art for the walls. Juried as a Tamarack gallery artist, and a recipient of a purchase award from the WV Division of Culture and History, she serves on the Board of Directors for Tamarack Foundation for the Arts and The River House board in Capon Bridge, networking with and advocating for artists in the state and beyond.Read her piece on the West Virginia Folklife blog about the McDonald sisters: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/05/15/textile-artist-susan-feller-on-the-mcdonald-sisters-of-gilmer-county/Susan Fellers website: https://artwools.com/"]%](/image/4224FellerSusanPhoto00632718tif/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.FellerSusan.Photo.006.3.27.18.tif
- Title:
- Portrait of Susan Feller in her studio
- Date:
- 2018-03-27
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Fiberwork, Textile crafts, Rugs, Hooked
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Susan Feller, 63 at the time of this interview, lives in Hampshire County, West Virginia with her partner Jim in the log home they built. With a degree in Art and History from UMass/Boston and a life-long interest in handwork craft, she learned to rug hook in 1994, a medium allowing her to paint with wool. This skill was the entry into the niche market of rug hookingdesigning patterns, selling hand-dyed wool, and teaching as far away as Australia, throughout the US and Canada. These days, Feller works in her studio creating fiber art for the walls. Juried as a Tamarack gallery artist, and a recipient of a purchase award from the WV Division of Culture and History, she serves on the Board of Directors for Tamarack Foundation for the Arts and The River House board in Capon Bridge, networking with and advocating for artists in the state and beyond.Read her piece on the West Virginia Folklife blog about the McDonald sisters: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/05/15/textile-artist-susan-feller-on-the-mcdonald-sisters-of-gilmer-county/Susan Fellers website: https://artwools.com/"]%](/image/4224FellerSusanPhoto00732718/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.FellerSusan.Photo.007.3.27.18
- Title:
- Susan Feller stands in front of her hooked rug pieces in her studio
- Date:
- 2018-03-27
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Fiberwork, Rugs, Hooked, Textile crafts
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Susan Feller, 63 at the time of this interview, lives in Hampshire County, West Virginia with her partner Jim in the log home they built. With a degree in Art and History from UMass/Boston and a life-long interest in handwork craft, she learned to rug hook in 1994, a medium allowing her to paint with wool. This skill was the entry into the niche market of rug hookingdesigning patterns, selling hand-dyed wool, and teaching as far away as Australia, throughout the US and Canada. These days, Feller works in her studio creating fiber art for the walls. Juried as a Tamarack gallery artist, and a recipient of a purchase award from the WV Division of Culture and History, she serves on the Board of Directors for Tamarack Foundation for the Arts and The River House board in Capon Bridge, networking with and advocating for artists in the state and beyond.Read her piece on the West Virginia Folklife blog about the McDonald sisters: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/05/15/textile-artist-susan-feller-on-the-mcdonald-sisters-of-gilmer-county/Susan Fellers website: https://artwools.com/"]%](/image/4224FellerSusanPhoto00832718tif/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.FellerSusan.Photo.008.3.27.18.tif
- Title:
- Photo of Susan Feller's Equal Rights Amendment hooked rug piece
- Date:
- 2018-03-27
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Equal rights amendments--United States, Rugs, Hooked, Textile crafts, Fiberwork
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Susan Feller, 63 at the time of this interview, lives in Hampshire County, West Virginia with her partner Jim in the log home they built. With a degree in Art and History from UMass/Boston and a life-long interest in handwork craft, she learned to rug hook in 1994, a medium allowing her to paint with wool. This skill was the entry into the niche market of rug hookingdesigning patterns, selling hand-dyed wool, and teaching as far away as Australia, throughout the US and Canada. These days, Feller works in her studio creating fiber art for the walls. Juried as a Tamarack gallery artist, and a recipient of a purchase award from the WV Division of Culture and History, she serves on the Board of Directors for Tamarack Foundation for the Arts and The River House board in Capon Bridge, networking with and advocating for artists in the state and beyond.Read her piece on the West Virginia Folklife blog about the McDonald sisters: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/05/15/textile-artist-susan-feller-on-the-mcdonald-sisters-of-gilmer-county/Susan Fellers website: https://artwools.com/"]%](/image/4224FellerSusanPhoto00932718/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.FellerSusan.Photo.009.3.27.18
- Title:
- "Local is global" detail on Susan Feller's embroidered jeans
- Date:
- 2018-03-27
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Textile crafts, Fiberwork, Embroidery, Jeans (Clothing)
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Susan Feller, 63 at the time of this interview, lives in Hampshire County, West Virginia with her partner Jim in the log home they built. With a degree in Art and History from UMass/Boston and a life-long interest in handwork craft, she learned to rug hook in 1994, a medium allowing her to paint with wool. This skill was the entry into the niche market of rug hookingdesigning patterns, selling hand-dyed wool, and teaching as far away as Australia, throughout the US and Canada. These days, Feller works in her studio creating fiber art for the walls. Juried as a Tamarack gallery artist, and a recipient of a purchase award from the WV Division of Culture and History, she serves on the Board of Directors for Tamarack Foundation for the Arts and The River House board in Capon Bridge, networking with and advocating for artists in the state and beyond.Read her piece on the West Virginia Folklife blog about the McDonald sisters: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/05/15/textile-artist-susan-feller-on-the-mcdonald-sisters-of-gilmer-county/Susan Fellers website: https://artwools.com/"]%](/image/4224FellerSusanPhoto01032718/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.FellerSusan.Photo.010.3.27.18
- Title:
- "Rights for women are human rights" detail on Susan Feller's embroidered jeans
- Date:
- 2018-03-27
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Fiberwork, Embroidery, Women's rights, Textile crafts, Jeans (Clothing)
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
