Alice-Gervais was born in Miami, and raised in Fla., NYC, and WV. After finishing high school in Clarksburg, she attended oil pastel classes by WV Artist Beth Crowder, then went on to attend the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1983 and transferred to the Art Institute of Ft Lauderdale in 1985. Due to family obligations, she moved to St. Petersburg and attended Pinellas County Community College studying commercial and fine art. While in Florida, she began working as a grade school Art Teacher in St. Petersburg, then on to a private grade school in Ashville, NC.  Once back in West Virginia she attended master oil painting classes at Glenville State College and held a two-man show at the Clarksburg Library. Alice-Gervais has worked as an artist and teacher for over 35 years, and has worked as a freelance sign painter, logo designer, and brochure artist. Many of her independent pieces are in private collections and have been published in magazines such as the Galactic Crossroads  and Easy  Riders. Alice-Gervais illustrated “The Pioneer Index of Randolph County” with 24 pen and Ink drawings of places of interest in the Randolph County area. In 1996, she won best of show in the […]

The purpose of the Mountain Weavers Guild is to: 1) promote friendship and understanding among its members, 2) assist members in the pursuit of spinning, weaving, dyeing, and basket making through education, discussion and programs, and 3) to share our crafts through demonstration in the community. If you are interested in fiber arts, we invite you to join the guild or to attend one of our programs. The guild meets the third Saturday in January, February, March, April, June, July, September, and November, with a Christmas gathering in December. You can find us demonstrating at the Augusta Heritage Festival in August and the Mountain State Forest Festival in October. You can also attend one of our classes, taught by experienced textile weavers and guild members, and learn the craft of weaving for yourself! To learn more about the guild, to see our program schedule and recent events like us on Facebook at Mountain Weavers Guild. The Mountain Weavers Guild is a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of West Virginia.

Elkins Sewing Center has been providing quilting and sewing enthusiasts in the Elkins, WV, area with a wide variety of premium fabrics, high quality quilting products, and innovative sewing equipment since 1982. Located in the center of historic downtown Elkins, we offer a range of classes for quilters and sewists of all ages and skill levels, taught in a casual, no-pressure atmosphere where learning and creativity thrive, and new friendships blossom. We are an authorized dealer for Husqvarna Viking, and carry a full line of sewing machines, sergers, and embroidery machines, from basic models and compact portables, to top of the line computerized models. Stop by and visit us for inspiration, education, and supplies for any number of sewing, quilting, fiber arts, and garment construction projects!

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As an artist, my goal is to set up systems of logic. I hold that painting and drawing are, unlike other forms, some of the purest repositories of simulation. The viewer, in seeing the image, accepts the rules, problems, etc. of the image, and submits to a sort of tyranny in the process, a temporary aesthetic domination (if you will). Using this position, I use the logic of the picture plane in order to disassemble the logic of the simulations and narratives that surround us, and rebuild them in order to produce syzygys, paradoxes, and contradictions, snipping away the fabric of the veneer surrounding us, and making paper dolls. Find Patrick Facemire’s work at: PatrickFacemire.wixsite.com Tamarack, Beckley, WV

Maggi uses a variety of media to show the versatility of expression in the visual arts.

Although she describes herself primarily as a landscape painter, Kylie explores a variety of different medias for creative expression.

My roots are deep in West Virginia soil. Born and raised near Wheeling I now live just off the map in Monongalia County and keep a cabin in Randolph County. Ever since being a child, I love the wild green of nature and the texture of all things. Making art, printmaking in particular, is a natural continuation of my creative journey after retiring from a career in landscape architecture. My works on paper are monotypes with additions of pen and ink, sometimes watercolor pencils, sometimes stencils and spray paint. The printing process that is used involves pressing inked images between the drums of a printing press, forcing ink into paper. Unlike other printmaking styles, there are no duplicates – no multiple runs of a piece, hence the ‘mono’ of monotype. There is just one image, which is then layered under more images, which create the pieces’ complexities.

Madalyn Humphrey was born and raised in Elkins, WV.  She is a D&E graduate and former VISTA worker. Madalyn is currently the Director of Elkins Main Street, where she uses her skills to build community and develop the downtown economy. Her passion has been dance, more specifically, Irish dancing, since she was a child.  Currently, she, along with Lori Goux, is a Dance Director for the Appalachian Ensemble. She also has been the choreographer for performances at the Old Brick Playhouse.