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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/"]](/thumb/4224FellerSusanPhoto00141218 "Blanche McDonald on cover of first Hearth and Fair, the precursor to Goldenseal Magazine")
- Identifier:
- 4224.FellerSusan.Photo.001.4.12.18
- Title:
- Blanche McDonald on cover of first Hearth and Fair, the precursor to Goldenseal Magazine
- Date:
- 2018-04-12
- Creator:
- Feller, Susan L.
- Subject:
- Fiberwork, Embroidery, Gilmer County (W. Va.), Textile crafts, and Rugs, Hooked
- Location:
- Gilmer 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/"]](/thumb/4224FellerSusanPhoto00151712 "The McDonald Sisters’ tapestry in the West Virginia State Museum")
- Identifier:
- 4224.FellerSusan.Photo.001.5.17.12
- Title:
- The McDonald Sisters’ tapestry in the West Virginia State Museum
- Date:
- 2012-05-17
- Creator:
- Feller, Susan L.
- Subject:
- Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions, Gilmer County (W. Va.), Embroidery, Textile crafts, Rugs, Hooked, 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/"]](/thumb/4224FellerSusanPhoto00151713 "Susan Feller at the McDonald sisters’ grave in Gilmer County")
- Identifier:
- 4224.FellerSusan.Photo.001.5.17.13
- Title:
- Susan Feller at the McDonald sisters’ grave in Gilmer County
- Date:
- 2013-05-17
- Creator:
- Feller, Susan L.
- Subject:
- Embroidery, Rugs, Hooked, Gilmer County (W. Va.), Fiberwork, and Textile crafts
- Location:
- Gilmer 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/"]](/thumb/4224FellerSusanPhoto00182016 "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/"]](/thumb/4224FellerSusanPhoto0018516 "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/"]](/thumb/4224FellerSusanPhoto92716 "McDonald Sisters tapestry (left) at the West Virginia State Museum in Charleston")
- Identifier:
- 4224.FellerSusan.Photo.9.27.16
- Title:
- McDonald Sisters tapestry (left) at the West Virginia State Museum in Charleston
- Date:
- 2016-09-27
- Creator:
- Feller, Susan L.
- Subject:
- Rugs, Hooked, Textile crafts, Gilmer County (W. Va.), Fiberwork, Embroidery, and Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
