Fiberwork, Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions, Folk art, Mountaintop removal mining, Coal mines and mining in art, Gilmer County (W. Va.), Rugs, Hooked--Patterns, Rugs, Hooked, and Textile crafts
Fiberwork, Mountaintop removal mining, Folk art, Rugs, Hooked, Rugs, Hooked--Patterns, Gilmer County (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining in art, Textile crafts, and Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions
Fiberwork, Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions, Textile crafts, Folk art, Rugs, Hooked, Gilmer County (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining in art, Rugs, Hooked--Patterns, and Mountaintop removal mining
Folk art, Gilmer County (W. Va.), Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions, Rugs, Hooked, Mountaintop removal mining, Textile crafts, Coal mines and mining in art, Fiberwork, and Rugs, Hooked--Patterns
Singer-songwriter Glen Simpson of Hardy, KY sings "Don't Shoot Him Anymore," based on the murders of Sid Hatfield and Edward Chambers during the West Virginia Mine Wars
Date:
2018-05-22
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Coal miners--West Virginia, Labor disputes--West Virginia, Working class--Songs and music, Labor union locals, Coal mines and mining, Labor union members, and Coal mines and mining in art
![["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."]](/thumb/4224CoalCampCreationsPhoto00541416 "Figurines made from coal dust at Coal Camp Creations in Kimball")
![["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."]](/thumb/4224CoalCampCreationsPhoto01541416 "Figurines of coal mining picks and more made at Coal Camp Creations")
![["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."]](/thumb/4224CoalCampCreationsPhoto01641416 "Assorted figurines made from coal dust at Coal Camp Creations")
![["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."]](/thumb/4224CoalCampCreationsPhoto01741416 "Fire-etched drawing of a coal miner on display at Coal Camp Creations")
![["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."]](/thumb/4224CoalCampCreationsPhoto01841416 "Coal miner's helmet with a handmade sticker reading \"STOP CAPITALISM DEAD ON ITS ASS,\" on display at Coal Camp Creations, 1 of 2")
![["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/"]](/thumb/4224FellerSusanAudioInt32718 "Transcript of oral history of Susan Feller")
![["Singer-songwriter Glen Simpson of Hardy, Kentucky plays his original song \"Don't Shoot Him Anymore,\" based on the murders of Sid Hatfield and Edward Chambers during the West Virginia Mine Wars. Shot at United Mine Workers of America Local 1440 in Matewan, West Virginia as part of the George Mason Folklore Field School. Find more of Simpson's music at http://glen-simpson.com/"]](/thumb/4224SimpsonGlennPhoto00152218 "Singer-songwriter Glen Simpson of Hardy, KY performs some of his original songs at UMWA Local 1440 in Matewan")
![["Singer-songwriter Glen Simpson of Hardy, Kentucky plays his original song \"Don't Shoot Him Anymore,\" based on the murders of Sid Hatfield and Edward Chambers during the West Virginia Mine Wars. Shot at United Mine Workers of America Local 1440 in Matewan, West Virginia as part of the George Mason Folklore Field School. Find more of Simpson's music at http://glen-simpson.com/"]](/thumb/4224SimpsonGlennVideo00152218 "Singer-songwriter Glen Simpson of Hardy, KY sings \"Don't Shoot Him Anymore,\" based on the murders of Sid Hatfield and Edward Chambers during the West Virginia Mine Wars")