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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/"]

1. 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/"]

2. "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.)

["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/"]

3. Susan Feller's embroidered "Let Her Speak" shirt

Identifier:: 4224.FellerSusan.Photo.011.3.27.18
Title:: Susan Feller's embroidered "Let Her Speak" shirt
Date:: 2018-03-27
Creator:: Hilliard, Emily
Subject:: Embroidery, Textile crafts, Fiberwork, and Women's rights
Location:: Hampshire County (W. Va.)