The exhibit is at Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg, VA until October 7, 2023. There is a workshop on September 23 titled Beginner Rug Hooking but anyone who enjoys hand crafts can join in as we make-do with fiber and create a small mat. See this link for registration details. Read more about the traveling schedule and other exhibits I am exploring this month at SusanFeller.com/Blog ..read more

The exhibit of hooked art by seven creatives was hung on July 11. The show is at Virginia Quilt Museum, 301 S. Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA through October 7 with a reception celebrating several exhibits at the Museum on September 23. Image above is ‘Breaking Open’ by Meryl Cook from Nova Scotia, Canada. See SusanFeller.com/blog for a full report. The exhibit includes a digital catalog with artist bios, statements, images of the exhibited work, resources about rug hooking and the traveling schedule through 2024. Here is that link Stories are Made Loop by Loop at VQM Below is the QR code for ..read more

The exhibit Stories are Made Loop by Loop opens July 12 at the Virginia Quilt Museum in Harrisonburg, VA. This post on SusanFeller.com introduces some of the themes explored by the artists ..read more

Opening on July 12, in Harrisonburg, VA this exhibit will feature seven international artists. Meet the makers this month on the post below. Months in the Planning on SusanFeller.com ..read more

Honoring Earth Day in every piece of my artwork. Learn about organizations advocating for the limited geology, flora and fauna our peoples live with today. Here is the link on SusanFeller.com/Blog ..read more

The post on SusanFeller.com this month invites you to visit New River Gorge National Park and Fayetteville, West Virginia. Meet three artists spending the month in a boutique hotel Lafayette Flats during a special artist residency. The arts can be heard, and seen at Love Hope Center for the Arts. While in the area head east to explore the town of Richwood. Another new gallery opened by Cecil Ybanez, Bloomfield Richwood, features contemporary Appalachian art and is open Thursday-Saturday noon to 6:30 ..read more

Another month and I still haven’t figured how to add a sign-up to news space on SusanFeller.com but I did create a new blog post. Head over and learn about the Creative Network Tamarack Foundation for the Arts offers to the arts community in West Virginia. There are monthly Lunch and Learn conversations, in person Salons, business resources and artists in all media interested in sharing their experiences ..read more

Every month in 2023 a new post will go up on SusanFeller.com. The January issue features the Women of Appalachia exhibit at The Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens, OH focusing on three West Virginia fiber artists. Here is the link to Textile Arts in Appalachia Check it out and send me an email if interested in receiving future posts directly in mailbox ..read more

exerpt from full plenary presentation March 18, 2022 at the 45th Appalachian Studies Association conference, WVU in Morgantown, WV. Theme of the event was Making, Creating, and Encoding: Crafting Possibilities in Appalachia. Delivered by Convenor and panelist Susan Feller, fiber artist, craftivist, “Our thanks to Natalie Sypolt for the topic, Emily Hilliard who suggested the panelists, and Beth Nardella lining up the tech. The panelists besides myself are Dr. Dolores Johnson, fiber artist and advocate from Huntington; WV, Shaun Slifer, JustSeeds.org, author, printmaker; and Kay Ferguson from A ..read more

There are laws protecting our designs as patternmakers, and creators of original fiber art. They vary within countries although there is the Berne Convention from 1886 with updates that covers all countries which sign onto it (over 180). Speaking specifically as a resident of the United States, here are our rules as of publication (Jan 22, 2022). Prior to 1924 works are in Public Domain. After and up to 1978 copyright extends 75 years beyond death. As of Jan 1, 1978 the copyright is 70 years after death OR 120 years from “publication” which could mean first showing or in print/social media, wh ..read more