feature article Jan/Feb 2017
Ever visit a museum and find an example of the same traditional technique your artwork incorporates? I did in 2011 and “met” Otha and Blanche McDonald from Letter Gap, in Gilmer County, West Virginia. The ladies passed in 1975 and 1976 so this relationship has been through research culminating with an article in the international publication RHM Article Jan:Feb 2017
Blanche McDonald c 1965
Learn about their life, work and the stories of promoting West Virginia traditional craft/arts through the article and the material as it is added on this tab, hover to see them all.
To begin, read the post describing my interpretation of the footstools Blanche created at Inspiration 50 years later.
Collection of work by Blanche and Otha McDonald
Otha and Blanche McDonald at home with textile work circa 1965
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- Blanche, Otha McDonald c 1965
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- State Museum, Charleston WV 1970
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- 4 x 6 rug Blanche/Otha McDonald
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- 4 x 6 McDonald Sisters’ rug with birds/flowers, private collection
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- Rug by Blanche/Otha McDonald
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- 5 x 3 rug Blanche/Otha McDonald (one of two)
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- 2 x 3 rug purchase award West Virginia Arts/Humanities 1968
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- top of footstool in private collection
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- purchased in OH, sold to IA, then in NYC 4 x 6 McDonalds
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- PA/WV rug #1 size 74 x 46
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- PA/WV rug #2 size 40 x 60
ArtWools Studio of Susan Feller 