Category Archives: textile art

Juried Art in 2011

This gallery contains 6 photos.

The following three works were juried into exhibitions and/or publications this year.  This exposes the traditional craft of rughooking to a contemporary art audience.  Hope you can visit one or all of the exhibitions: State Museum, Culture Center, 1900 Kanawha … Continue reading

More Galleries | | Leave a comment

Retreat report

Wonderful new friends, great outdoors and many steps along our fiber journey are some of the memories we took away from the RETREAT INTO THE MOUNTAINS 2011 at Peterkin Camp and Conference Center.   The design sessions were very rewarding.  Many … Continue reading

Posted in Fiber Musings, hooked rug workshop, rug hooking workshop, textile art | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Top 15 Tamarack Artists! Thanks

WVLiving Magazine has just announced on their Facebook page that I am one of the 15 Top Tamarack Artists!   Much thanks to my worldwide audience who entered the pole at http://wvlivingmagazine.com   I will be featured in an article in the … Continue reading

Posted in hooked rugs, textile art, travel | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

We are live with an updated site!

If you clicked onto this blog through http://www.ruckmanmillfarm.com   welcome!  Look around the posts and pages to learn even more about Susan Feller and Jim Lilly at home in the Mountain State of West Virginia.   We are thrilled to have … Continue reading

Posted in farm life, hooked rugs, textile art | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Entry accepted in WV Juried Exhibition

Just received notice that “Winter in West Virginia” was accepted in the  Inspired: A West Virginia Series of Juried Exhibitions Historic Buildings.  The opening ceremony was on January 24, 2011 at the WV Culture Center, 1900 Kanawha Blvd, E. Charleston, … Continue reading

Posted in Fiber Musings, hooked rugs, juried art exhibit, juried exhibits, textile art | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Australians Spreading Rug Hooking down under

Australians Jo Franco and Judy Stephens are teachers of rughooking. Continue reading

Posted in hooked rugs, textile art, travel, Workshops | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Branding Ruckman Mill Farm

Brand for Ruckman Mill Farm and Susan Feller is “Everybody needs Fiber.” Continue reading

Posted in hooked rugs, textile art | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Studio Tour in Hampshire County WV

The third Hampshire Highlands Studio Tour is over and was another fun way to meet neighbors, travelers and fellow artisans.  Although it was cold and very windy the snow we had last year held off allowing travellers to get to … Continue reading

Posted in Fiber Musings, hooked rugs, jewelry, textile art, travel | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

MountainMade new work

A trip to Beckley means making a circle and coming back through Thomas, WV, visiting the MountainMade Gallery.  Our work has been juried here since 2004 and we dropped off two of the “perfect” pieces which had been reviewed at … Continue reading

Posted in hooked rugs, textile art, travel | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

FINE CRAFT artist at TAMARACK

Rug Hooking as Fine Craft at Tamarack, West Virginia. Continue reading

Posted in Fiber Musings, hooked rugs, textile art | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment