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["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/"]

925. Mrs. Page's rug with birds and flowers

Identifier:
4224.FellerSusan.Photo.001.6.20.15
Title:
Mrs. Page's rug with birds and flowers
Date:
2015-06-20
Creator:
Feller, Susan L.
Subject:
Rugs, Hooked, Textile crafts, Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions, and Fiberwork
Location:
Charleston (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/"]

926. Susan Feller at the McDonald Sisters exhibit at Sauder Village

Identifier:
4224.FellerSusan.Photo.001.8.20.16
Title:
Susan Feller at the McDonald Sisters exhibit at Sauder Village
Date:
2016-08-20
Creator:
Feller, Susan L.
Subject:
Embroidery, Fiberwork, Textile crafts, Folk art, Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions, and Rugs, Hooked
Location:
Sauder Museum, Farm, and Craft Village
["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/"]

927. Susan Feller holds her footstool Turquoise and Orange hassock

Identifier:
4224.FellerSusan.Photo.001.8.5.16
Title:
Susan Feller holds her footstool Turquoise and Orange hassock
Date:
2016-08-05
Creator:
Feller, Susan L.
Subject:
Textile crafts, Fiberwork, Embroidery, and 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/"]

928. Photo of Travel Series #3 Seneca Rocks hooked rug piece by Susan Feller, 2 of 2

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, Fiberwork, Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (W. Va.), and 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/"]

929. Photo of cityscape hooked rug piece by Susan Feller

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, and 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/"]

930. Photo of sketch for bridge hooked rug piece by Susan Feller

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:
Rugs, Hooked, Fiberwork, and 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/"]

931. Photo of "Equality and Work for Women" hooked rug piece by Susan Feller

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:
Women's rights, Textile crafts, Rugs, Hooked, and 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/"]

932. Portrait of Susan Feller in her studio

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, Rugs, Hooked, and 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/"]

933. Susan Feller stands in front of her hooked rug pieces in her studio

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:
Textile crafts, Fiberwork, and 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/"]

934. Photo of Susan Feller's Equal Rights Amendment hooked rug piece

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, Fiberwork, and 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/"]

935. "Local is global" detail on Susan Feller's embroidered jeans

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:
Jeans (Clothing), Fiberwork, Embroidery, and 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/"]

936. "Rights for women are human rights" detail on Susan Feller's embroidered jeans

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:
Textile crafts, Jeans (Clothing), Women's rights, Fiberwork, and Embroidery
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)