May/June 2025
MAKING MONSTERS
Man creates Bigfoot trophies
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PUBLISHER Joe Imel
EDITORIAL
Heath Harrison, Editor
Mark Shaffer, Staff Writer
Dawn Nolan, Contributor
Amanda Larch Hinchman, Contributor
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Remembering a master
This issue of Tri-State Living is dedicated to the memory of South Point artist Robert Hutton.
Hutton, who taught for 29 years in Marshall University’s fine arts department, died March 10 at age 86.
In his time at the university he inspired and educated generations of students (including this editor) in his drawing, painting and sculpture classes.
But his lengthy time at Marshall was only one facet of his seven-decade-long art career, which began when he was in high school.
Since retiring from Marshall in 1999, Hutton became an even more prolific artist, producing dozens of works each year, including, most notable, a 13-foot, puzzle tile mural that is installed in Marshall’s education building. The mural, which consists of hundreds of pieces, details the history of the university’s former lab school.
Hutton, who was featured in our September 2019 issue, themed many of his works around his religious faith. He worked on a series of Gospelthemed paintings, the most recent of which earned him
an Ohio Arts Council grant in 2023.
In recent years, Hutton, and his wife, Robin, were owners and operators of the Hutton Wayfarer Gallery in South Point. The two-story building housed a rotating collection of the lifetime of works Hutton created, and was also a home for guest exhibits from artists throughout the region.
Hutton’s life was one dedicated to his craft, and aiding others to do the same. His works will stand the test of time and the drive and creativity he inspired in his students will live on in their works.
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arts & culture
Tri-State Arts Association unites community of talent.
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Tri-State Arts Association promotes artists in many fields
Established in 1953, the Tri-State Arts Association is dedicated to fostering the visual arts in the region.
Currently consisting of 128 juried artists from West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky, twice a year, the Tri-State Arts Association hosts a jurying for potential new members, with the next set for Saturday, Aug. 23.
Being juried by their peers, the process encourages artists. Though not everyone is accepted on the first try, the feedback they receive during the process helps them understand where they may need to improve and eventually re-jury, according to Tri-State Arts Association President Laura Moul.
“We have a jurying twice a year,” Moul says. “When they get in, we have them come to the next meeting, and we have a little reception and have them describe their art.”
Members of the Tri-State Arts Association represent a wide range of ages and experiences, working in all facets of art, including oils, watercolor, acrylic, photography, mixed media, calligraphy, fiber art, pottery, ceramics, pastels, drawing, graphic design, digital art, illustration, mosaics, wood carving, stained glass, jewelry making and more.
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LAURA MOUL
“We have people that are just coming out of college to people in their 70s and 80s,” Moul says.
“We’re artists from the Tri-State area. We try to promote the arts in the community. It’s neat that we’re in so many different areas — we’re not just painters.”
The juried exhibitions and meetings of the organization all take place at the Huntington Museum of Art, and every two years, the organization has an art exhibition featuring artists from the Tri-State. With the last one taking place in 2024, the next art exhibition will be in 2026.
Another major event for the Tri-State Arts Association is Art in the Park, with members displaying and selling their work. Spread across two weekends a year, this year, Art in the Park will
run June 7-8 and September 20-21 at Ritter Park in Huntington.
“Art in the Park is a big thing because we enjoy sharing our art,” Moul says. “We try to do it the first weekend in June - then, in the fall, we try to do it when Marshall is in an away game. I encourage everyone to come because they’ll be totally amazed. People do unbelievable things. There’s a lot of talent. It’s wonderful, and it inspires individuals to get into art and express themselves.”
Art in the Park affords community members the opportunity to meet, talk with and engage artists and learn more about their art. Food trucks and other entertainments also are part of the event.
Moul says the organization is also trying to explore plein air painting workshops and other
opportunities of bringing people together, in addition to its yearly picnic and holiday parties. Being involved with Huntington Museum of Art (HMA) from the beginning has also been an essential part of the Tri-State Arts Association— Moul says they couldn’t continue on without the museum.
“The museum is absolutely wonderful to work with, and we have tons of volunteers,” Moul says. “We helped out with a figure drawing class a few years back, and we have our general meetings at Huntington Museum of Art in Studio 1. Twice a year, we have a picnic in August and a holiday party in December and we have some social time and sharing.”
Members have artwork available for sale at The Red Caboose, Breathe Wine & Culture Co., the HMA gift shop and in other galleries throughout the area, as well as at Tamarack Marketplace in Beckley. Moul herself is a wildlife and landscape photographer, is part of the Tamarack Foundation and juried into the Tri-State Arts Association about 25 years ago.
To join, creatives must be 18 years old and a resident of West Virginia, Kentucky or Ohio.
Prospective members submit five pieces of original art for the jurying process with a small fee that, if they jury in, will pay their dues for the next year.
Goals of the Tri-State Arts Association include creating and developing a closer relationship
between art and the community through shows and festivals; disseminating art information; furthering art education to members and others; and encouraging and promoting interest in and understanding of all schools of visual arts, Moul says. The organization also assists members in finding markets for their work and often hosting prominent artists or other authorities on related topics for lectures.
In addition to in-person meetings every other month, other perks for members include a monthly newsletter sharing upcoming art events, members’ awards at shows and announcements via email.
“We even mail newsletters to members who requested this,” Moul says. “Members are informed of art opportunities too as we receive new information.”
After a brief hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tri-State Arts Association, a 501C3 nonprofit, reformed in 2021, and financial assistance for the organization is provided through grants from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, as well as support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
“It’s a wonderful group of artists and it’s, of course, a total volunteer organization,” Moul says. a
Living
Thumb n Thimble, of Russell, Kentucky, offers alterations and original designs.
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Thumb n Thimble owner turns love of sewing, design into career
hat I like most about what I do is I get to make people feel beautiful in their own skin,”
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Thumb n Thimble owner Sami Young says. “It’s about being able to help people see themselves in the way they want to see their own image, with whatever they’re wearing, is really beneficial.”
Young, of Ashland, started her seamstress and fashion design business 11 years ago out of her Ashland home, before moving to the Community Trust Building. This year, she opened a studio in downtown Russell, Kentucky, at 306 Ferry St.
“They’ll come in really disheartened about a particular item and how it looks on them,” Young says of customers she helps. “And the goal is to see that they view and see themselves just a little bit more confident by the time they leave.”
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Young said she specializes in designing, including wedding tailoring and work for prom season.
“I’m actually working on two different rehearsal and shower dresses,” she said of her current design projects. “And I’m doing one prom dress at the moment. Aside from the design world, most of my work comes from alterations. And I like being able to help the community. Even during prom season, I do accept casual wear. And I’m making drapes for certain people. It really depends what the needs are in the community.”
Young says she learned her craft from her grandmother.
“She was your typical 1950s-bred seamstress, where she just did basic pattern work and simple dress making,” she said. “She did minor alterations as well, so she taught me a lot of the basics.”
In addition to casual and formal wear, Young also does costume work for local Tri-State theaters, such as the Paramount Arts Center, Aspire! Conservatory, the Ashland Youth Ballet, the Yvonne DeKay School of Dance and the Portsmouth Area Arts Council.
“After I got out of college and found my love of theater, I found there was a really big need for people who know how to do this,” she said.
“I’ve been involved with the Paramount for 14 years,” Young said, noting she has assisted with costumes for the past 11 years, and has also performed in productions, such as “The Wedding Singer” and, most recently, “Stranger Things,” where she had the duel roles of both Joyce and Will.
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Her costume work for Paramount shows has included the transformation dresses for “Cinderella,” “Frozen” and “Beauty and the Beast,” as well as work on “Mary Poppins.”
“Her iconic blue skirt suit is one of my making,” Young said. “And in ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ I did all the capes and corset work for Frankenfurter.”
“I assist with both costume consultations and helping with alterations and design of costuming,” she said of her work with the theater. “And I performed in several different shows over the years. I love performing. It’s a true passion of mine. I love the theater in every aspect — both backstage and onstage. And I also help the Paramount with different fundraising opportunities.”
Young said one of those is a formal wear fundraiser.
“People are able to donate dresses to Thumb n Thimble and gain a $25 gift certificate toward future alterations,” she said. “On top of that, each dress donated has a matching $25 gift certificate toward alterations for that particular dress, if purchased at that shop. And then 50 percent of all proceeds from both the purchase of the dress and its alterations go toward the support of the Paramount Players.”
Young said she is always expanding craft.
“Because fashion is always changing,” she said. “And to be able to make sure I can keep up with the times and provide that service, for not only the theater but everybody in the Tri-State as well.”
Young said she has a had a great reception, since relocating to Russell this spring.
“Any time anyone moves from a house or business, it’s a dreaded thing,” she said. “But moving into that studio space, it has not felt dreadful at all. We’ve had people drop in from businesses around there, and we’ve had a visit from the mayor, and just different local individuals who have hand in different events downtown. It’s been really wonderful to feel like we already belong. We’ve had a warm welcome from downtown Russell and they’ve made us feel comfortable with the move.”
In addition to her seamstress and design work, Young also teaches sewing classes at the studio.
“I offer classes twice a year — once in the spring and once in the fall,” she said. “They’re all age appropriate, so every age is able to take any one of the classes.”
She said these classes include “everything from Sewing 101 up to fashion design.”
She said Sewing 101 goes includes learning how to hand sew, mending and an introduction into using a sewing machine.
“That progresses all the way forward,” she said. “It’s really generated in you sewing for yourself. Everybody does it in their own way. My sewing classes are designed to make sure you feel comfortable in the way you would like to with already knowing the way the technique is taught.
She said the classes typically include four to six people, both children and adults. She offers six classes now, but said she may expand those with the new location.
Young sums up her approach to her business.
“I do everything in a professional way, but I like everybody to feel they are welcome in, a family way,” she said. “It’s about being able to do what I want, as a mom and a wife, and provide for my family in a way that doesn’t feel like a job, but feels like a passion. I want everybody who walks in to feel like they’re allowed to join in that as well.”
For more info, visit Thumb n Thimble on Facebook and Instagram. a
CRYPTID CREATIONS
Bigfoot Taxidermy creates one-of-a-kind art
Story Dawn Nolan | Photography Larry Rees, Submitted
Legend has it that frontiersman Daniel Boone claimed to have shot and killed a 10-foot tall hairy giant that he referred to as a “Yeahoa” or “Yahoo,” named after creatures in the book, ‘Gulliver’s Travels,’ in the woods of Kentucky, now known as Daniel Boone National Forest.
Artist Jeff Irvin, of Bigfoot Taxidermy, lives in the same area where this lore was said to have originated, and while he has not harmed any such creature himself, he does sell handcrafted, life-size replica shoulder mounts of said cryptid.
“When I started making these Sasquatches, I actually didn’t know about the legend of Daniel Boone killing one,” Irvin said. “When I heard about it, I read the story, and it was like it came full circle that I was creating something that has lore tied to the area I live in.”
Irvin has been sculpting for about six years, though he’s been artistic all his life.
“Growing up, I used to draw every single day and, in school, I was known for being good at art. I felt that was my God-given talent,” he recalled. “Later on, I began to do wood carvings, and I made a lot of wood spirits, which was mostly carving old men’s faces, but
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I did a couple of Bigfoot faces, too. That evolved into sculpting, which is mostly what I do now.”
Cryptids have also fascinated him since childhood, and Bigfoot was and continues to be his favorite.
“I remember being amazed and terrified at the same time that a giant, hairy monster could be living in the woods,” he said.
The idea to make Bigfoot shoulder mounts just came to him one day.
“For some reason, I started thinking about taxidermy and how you always see shoulder mounts of deer and all of these other kinds of animals, but you never see a Bigfoot,” Irvin said. “I thought it would be pretty cool to have a Bigfoot shoulder mount hanging on the wall. .So I looked into it, and I saw one that somebody had done on the internet and at the time, I thought it looked pretty good.”
That particular piece, however, used elk hide or something similar, which Irvin didn’t think looked enough like “shaggy Bigfoot fur.”
“I started thinking about all of the ways that I could make one, and I got pretty excited about it,” Irvin recalled. “The next day, I went to Lowe’s and started looking for stuff to build the form that I attach fur and sculpt a face onto. After a lot of trial
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and error and experimenting with different techniques, I finally made a pretty good looking Bigfoot shoulder mount base out of a couple rolls of insulation foam, and then I sculpted the face and used glass eyes. I ordered some synthetic dark brown gorilla fur that I found on the internet, and after I figured out how to attach it, it all just came together.”
Irvin’s mounts are approximately 31 inches wide and 30 inches tall — with the head itself 24 inches from the chin to the “signature cone-shaped skull.” The measurements are proportional to a 9-10 foot tall, adult male Bigfoot, which he bases on sightings reports.
“I’ve done a lot of research on sightings and how big people say the animal that they saw was,” he explained. “I go a lot by the size of gorillas, and how big their head is compared to their body. “If you put one of the heads of the Bigfoots I make on a nine-and-a-half foot body, it would be very comparable to the size of a gorilla head for its body of that size.”
There are several steps Irvin follows to make one of his mounts.
“The first step is to make the fiberglass form that the face and hair goes on. That is always the longest part, because I have to wait for the fiberglass to dry before I can touch it again, and I have to grind all
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the rough places off in between the steps of putting on more fiberglass to make it stronger,” he said.
He then makes a mold of the face, fills it with resin, attaches it to the fiberglass form, and then puts in glass eyes. Finally, he paints the face and puts the hair on. The process usually takes about two months from start to finish.
“That’s the very longest. Sometimes, it doesn’t take as long, but usually something comes up and I’ll have to go back and fix or adjust something,” Irvin said. “I never ship one out unless I’m completely satisfied with it. Thankfully, every customer that I have had has been happy with what they have gotten. I stay in contact with each customer through the whole process and send them pictures so that they get what they want. If they want to change something or want something a little different, I fix it. When I’m done, I send them pictures and a video so that they see exactly what they’re getting, and that’s usually when they get most excited.”
While the Bigfoot mounts are what he’s become most known for, Irvin has also made a couple of other cryptids, such as the Giant of Kandahar for an exhibit at the Expedition: Bigfoot! Sasquatch Museum in Georgia and a werewolf.
“I like to try different things, and I pretty much just made the werewolf to see if I
could. “I’ve always had kind of a strange pet peeve about how werewolves were designed in movies and how I would make them if it were me doing the designing,” he said. “It’s modeled around Dogman, which is a cryptid that, surprisingly, has a lot of sightings. One of the most famous stories is the Land Between the Lakes incident that is said to have taken place in western Kentucky.”
The Bigfoot mounts cost $2,599 and require a $1,500 deposit. An extra $150 fee is added for orders requesting a Sasquatch baring his teeth. The werewolf mounts are $2,250. Those interested in placing an order can contact
Irvin at 606-356-1126 or jeff@bigfoottaxidermy.com. More information can be found at bigfoottaxidermy.com. There is currently a waitlist for orders.
Making these mounts has not only been a creative outlet for Irvin, it’s also introduced him to others with the same interests.
“I’ve met a lot of really nice people through doing this; most folks that are into Bigfoot are really good people,” Irvin said. “I’ve made friends that I still stay in contact with because we have things in common. I’m always meeting new people.” a
cocktails CUSTOMIZED
Grateful Spirits offers mobile cart business
Pinewood Social, Le Sol, Downtown Sporting Club — these are just a few of the places where mixologist Aaron Elam worked to learn and perfect the art of the craft cocktails during his 12 years in Nashville before he and his wife, Lindsey, decided to return to the Tri-State to raise a family in August 2023.
“I was a bartender at multiple different cocktail bars. I bartended on Broadway and did private parties for musicians and other artists. I also ran an ice company, where we made cocktail ice for bars,” Elam said. “But, when we moved back, we thought that I couldn’t sell ice here, but I could sell bartending services, which is something I’m good at.”
Story Dawn Nolan | Photography Jeremy Holtzapfel
In the Kitchen
Elam teamed up with his longtime friend, Ashland native Michael Berry, who had also been kicking around the idea of starting a mobile bar cart business with his wife, Erica. Together, they launched Grateful Spirits Bartending.
Though Berry was new to the bar business — having spent eight months learning the ropes from Elam at a local restaurant — he had worked in retail for more than 25 years and was a passionate home mixologist.
“Making drinks has been an interest of mine for a while. People would come to my house to watch a football game or something, and while everyone else is drinking beer, I would be in the kitchen making cocktails,” Berry said. “It’s a very similar job [bartending], too. Both are focused on customer service. You’re still selling. The work itself is different, but the interaction with the customer is very similar.”
Berry and Elam’s first event as Grateful Spirits was a graduation party for a family member.
“We did kind of a dry run,” Berry said. “We thought it’d be a great opportunity for us to show off what we’d been working on, see what we could do and find out what we didn’t know and needed to learn.”
The celebration was a success, and Berry and Elam have been booking events ever since.
“I worked a party in January at this lady’s home, and she told me that when she’d had it the year before, she ended up in the kitchen making drinks the whole time and didn’t get to enjoy herself,” Berry recalled. “So, she hired us to come in and I made all the drinks so she could mingle.”
Grateful Spirits specializes in custom cocktails tailored to a client’s tastes and preferences.
“So, first thing, we’ll send you a questionnaire about your flavor palette,” Berry explained. “We start with non-alcohol related questions, such as, ‘What’s your favorite dessert?’ and then move on to what kind of alcohol you’re into.”
“You want a well-balanced cocktail,” Elam said. “So, one of the questions we’d ask is, ‘Do you like a more alcoholforward cocktail, like an Old Fashioned, or something sweeter and more citrusy like a Whiskey Sour?’ And we go from there.”
Once the necessary information is gathered, Elam will work his magic and create a sample menu for a private tasting.
“If you want two cocktails, we’re going to give you at least four that we’ve come up with to try and see what you like best. The two that you do are the ones we’ll serve at your event,” Berry said. “We pride ourselves on not presenting you with a drink that you’ve had before. With his [Elam’s] expertise, it’s not going to be something typical. We’re going to really pinpoint exactly what you’re after.”
For example, one of Elam’s recent creations was a spicy Paloma with homemade grapefruit and lime juice, simple syrup and a Thai chili syrup. (One thing to note is that Grateful Spirits does operate as a “dry hire” service – meaning that the client provides the alcohol while the bartenders bring their tools, syrups, garnishes, et cetera. “The good thing about that is, there’s no liquor markup, and you get to keep any leftovers,” Elam said.)
“I want to get people to try things,
even if they think that they might not like it because, maybe, they’ve just not had it made the proper way,” Elam explained. “Being able to get the community to experience things that people might not normally get is important to me. Instead of having, like, a vodka cranberry, you know, you might spice it up and try something a little different. I’ve always been the type that, I would rather you try it and not like it, as opposed to never try it and never know. I can always replace it.”
The syrups, juices and other accoutrements used are made with fresh, locally available ingredients to enhance the quality and flavor.
“Everything that we do is fresh. The juice, for example, isn’t store-bought, so it doesn’t have any preservatives. I also make all of the syrups,” Elam described. “We just want to make sure that everything is top of the line and make it a truly unique experience.”
Grateful Spirits has served parties that range from 10 to 200 people. Service cost depends on the size of the event and the number of different types of cocktails requested.
“If you’re on a limited budget, we can scale it back to accommodate that,” Berry said. “Or, if you’re looking to have a party with 200 people and eight different cocktails, we can give you a quote for that, too.”
As Grateful Spirits approaches a year in business, Berry and Elam are looking forward to adding more events to their calendars.
“There was a lot more leg work than we anticipated getting everything up and running because it is tricky to sell alcohol,” Berry said. “So, we’re looking at this year as our growth year.”
For more information about Grateful Spirits, visit gratefulspiritsbartending.com or call 606-465-8623. a
Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup
• 2 carrots
• 2 celery stalks
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups cooked, chopped chicken
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons lemon pepper
• 6 cups broth
• 1 cup orzo
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon thyme
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 cup heavy cream
Chop carrots and celery. In pot, saute with butter. In bowl, mix chicken with lemon juice and lemon pepper then set aside.
After carrots and celery are tender, add broth and orzo to pot. Then add garlic powder, onion powder, thyme and sugar. Simmer 10 minutes then add chicken and cream; simmer about 5 minutes.
Add salt and pepper, to taste. Serve with cucumber sandwiches.
Pan-Fried Catfish
• 1/3 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons mesquite seasoning (or seasoning of choice, such as lemon pepper)
• 1 stick butter
• 1/4 cup avocado oil (or oil of choice)
• 1-2 pounds thawed catfish fillets (1/2 pound each)
• Cooked rice, for serving
In pie dish, mix flour and seasoning.
In skillet over medium heat, melt butter and add oil. Coat fish fillets in flour mixture on both sides. Place fish in skillet and fry 5 minutes then flip and fry 5 minutes.
Place fish on paper towel to drain excess oil then serve with rice.
Tip: If skillet is large enough, fry two fillets at once. If frying more than four fillets, discard butter and avocado oil then start fresh before frying more
This girl is on fire
As far back as Elizabeth Cremeans can recall, she always dreamed of helping those in need throughout her community. As a little girl, she joined every social club, learning group, athletic team and community event she could possibly participate in with the primary goal of being supportive to others. In high school, while she participated in countless extracurricular activities, her favorite was Peer Assistance Leadership, where she was first introduced by her cheerleading coach Pam Harris, to her roaring passion, helping enhance the lives of her friends, neighbors and fellow community members through their mental and behavioral health.
After establishing herself as one of the most well-rounded business professionals in the Tri-State, Elizabeth set her sights on her true passion, the social services field, where she worked over a decade to help children and families find countless resources, stability, and safer and thriving environments. While she was, and is, incredibly proud of her work to help others in the child welfare space, she still felt a deeper, burning desire to help Appalachia’s most vulnerable families on a larger scale.
As of 2024, only 10.4 percent of Fortune 500 Companies were led by women. Here, in the Appalachian Tri-State, it’s safe to say that percentage is significantly smaller. Despite all obstacles along the way, that same year, Elizabeth took her talents to what was then known as The Phoenix Center, headquartered in Lawrence
County, Ohio, where she quickly became the company’s first female chief executive officer.
She rapidly used her unique experience, talents, and visionary skills to rebrand and expand the business to serve multiple locations and the entire Tri-State as TPC Wellness.
Her leadership took a company that singularly focused on addiction recovery, and expanded it to a wealth of social services, focusing on Trauma Responsive Care across all communities they serve, promoting overall mental, physical, and spiritual wellness.
Personally, and professionally, Cremeans burns the candle at both ends to ensure she gives every waking moment of her time to do just that for all of those around her. While many may see her as a symbol of success, she’s always quick to refocus on the next project or vision to help others in need.
The Tri-State is fortunate to have such a kind, caring, selfless leader in a position to make such positive changes in the lives of those who need it most, and it’s hard to say what the future holds for her, but one thing is certain: This girl is on fire!
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