




Born and raised in the rolling hills of West Virginia, dancer Valerie Bailey’s Appalachian heritage laid the groundwork for meaningful stories and traditions woven throughout generations. However, upon moving to New York City to pursue a career in dance, Valerie found herself confronting the misconceptions about her background head-on, and she realized her rich heritage […]
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SOME MUSICIANS WAIT THEIR WHOLE LIVES FOR A CHANCE TO PERFORM ON THE GRAND OLE OPRY STAGE, BUT NOT THESE TWO. Twenty-three-year-old Jake Eddy, a flatpicking guitarist from Parkersburg, West Virginia, is lucky enough to say he’s performed on the stage four times in the last two years. His younger brother, 19-year-old Carter, joined him […]
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THE BEAUTY OF ARTISAN GLASS IS OFTEN RESERVED FOR ANTIQUITY. Its life is preserved in museums, family heirlooms, pricey eBay resells and cathedral windows. Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth century, West Virginia saw over 400 glass factories come and go.
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Mariah Majakey is a West Virginian visual artist who specializes in oil painting and explores different blends between realism and abstraction. Her works “Bubblegum I” and “The Goodbye Party on Union Avenue” were featured in YNST Issue 01
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Amelia Waring is a multimedia artist based in Northern Virginia. Her original illustration “Divided” was featured in YNST Issue 01
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Nick Campbell is a self-proclaimed “collage junkie” from the northern panhandle of West Virginia. His assembled work “Groom” was featured in YNST Issue 01
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