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["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]%

13. Large figurines of coal miners at Coal Camp Creations

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.014.4.14.16
Title:
Large figurines of coal miners at Coal Camp Creations
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Tourism and the arts, Coal miners in art, Coal mines and mining, Folk art, Coal in art
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)
["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]%

14. Figurines of coal mining picks and more made at Coal Camp Creations

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.015.4.14.16
Title:
Figurines of coal mining picks and more made at Coal Camp Creations
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Coal in art, Tourism and the arts, Coal mines and mining in art, Coal miners in art, Coal mines and mining, Folk art
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)
["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]%

15. Assorted figurines made from coal dust at Coal Camp Creations

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.016.4.14.16
Title:
Assorted figurines made from coal dust at Coal Camp Creations
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Tourism and the arts, Coal mines and mining, Coal in art, Coal miners in art, Coal mines and mining in art, Folk art
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)
["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]%

16. Fire-etched drawing of a coal miner on display at Coal Camp Creations

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.017.4.14.16
Title:
Fire-etched drawing of a coal miner on display at Coal Camp Creations
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk art, Coal mines and mining in art, Coal mines and mining, Pyrography, Coal miners in art
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)
["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]%

17. Worker at Coal Camp Creations creates figurines from coal dust

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.021.4.14.16
Title:
Worker at Coal Camp Creations creates figurines from coal dust
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Coal in art, Tourism and the arts, Folk art
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)

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18. Oral history of Susan Feller, 1 of 3

Identifier:
4224.FellerSusan.AudioInt.1.3.27.18
Title:
Oral history of Susan Feller, 1 of 3
Date:
2018-03-27
Creator:
Feller, Susan L.
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Textile crafts, Folk art, Gilmer County (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining in art, Mountaintop removal mining, Fiberwork, Rugs, Hooked, Rugs, Hooked--Patterns, Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)

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19. Oral history of Susan Feller, 2 of 3

Identifier:
4224.FellerSusan.AudioInt.2.3.27.18
Title:
Oral history of Susan Feller, 2 of 3
Date:
2018-03-27
Creator:
Feller, Susan L.
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Gilmer County (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining in art, Rugs, Hooked, Mountaintop removal mining, Fiberwork, Folk art, Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions, Textile crafts, Rugs, Hooked--Patterns
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.In this interview, Feller talks about her work, her research into the textile art of the McDonald sisters of Gilmer County, the state of the arts in West Virginia, and more. 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/"]%

20. Transcript of oral history of Susan Feller

Identifier:
4224.FellerSusan.AudioInt.3.27.18
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Susan Feller
Date:
2018-03-27
Creator:
Feller, Susan L.
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions, Coal mines and mining in art, Folk art, Rugs, Hooked--Patterns, Mountaintop removal mining, Textile crafts, Fiberwork, Rugs, Hooked, Gilmer County (W. Va.)
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)

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21. Oral history of Susan Feller, 3 of 3

Identifier:
4224.FellerSusan.AudioInt.3.3.27.18
Title:
Oral history of Susan Feller, 3 of 3
Date:
2018-03-27
Creator:
Feller, Susan L.
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Gilmer County (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining in art, Mountaintop removal mining, Textile crafts, Rugs, Hooked--Patterns, Rugs, Hooked, Folk art, Fiberwork, Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions
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/"]%

22. 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:
Rugs, Hooked, Embroidery, Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions, Fiberwork, Folk art, Textile crafts
Location:
Sauder Museum, Farm, and Craft Village
["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]%

23. Homemade stuffed figure of the Flatwoods Monster, in the window of the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton

Identifier:
4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.002.1.30.20
Title:
Homemade stuffed figure of the Flatwoods Monster, in the window of the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton
Date:
2020-01-30
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk art, Museums, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.), Monsters, Folklore
Location:
Braxton County (W. Va.)
["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]%

24. Folk art representations of the Flatwoods Monster on display at the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.012.1.30.20
Title:
Folk art representations of the Flatwoods Monster on display at the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton, 1 of 2
Date:
2020-01-30
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Painted signs and signboards, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.), Monsters, Community museums, Folklore, Folk art
Location:
Braxton County (W. Va.)