Shavonne Hale:  

Life I NEVER THOUGHT ID BE IN WEST BY GOD VIRGINIA........AS ARTS WORKS "COAL MINING" BROUGHT US HERE, I CONTINUED TO SET UP SHOP JUST LIKE THE ONE THAT ONCE WAS ON THE CORNER OF WEST LIBERTY ST IN MCCONNELSVILLE. IT HAS BEEN A PASSION AS I NOW HAVE HAD BUSINESS 21 YEARS........WE HAVE SPENT MANY HARD DAYS WORKING OUR WAY TO THIS POINT, AS IT SEEMS WORTH IT........I DO HAVE 2 CHILDREN, WESLEY AND BRIDGET AND 3 GRANDCHILDREN.........THEY ARE MY FIRST LOVE!!! ART AND I WERE IN A BAND FOR SOME 3-4 YEARS (CLASSIC ROCK MUSIC) BAND CALLED STORMCROW ...PLAYED MANY CHARLESTON SITES***ART WAS THE DRUMMER, AND I WAS THE BOOKING AGENT FOR MANY GIGS....WE ARE ALSO HARLEY RIDERS, AS THAT IS JUST SOME ADVENTURES...WE ARE NOT LIVING A BORING LIFE....ART AND I MOVED TO WEST VIRGINIA IN 1993 AND FOUND IT TO BE A PLACE TO CALL HOME, ART IS RUNNING A COAL MINE AND I AM RUNNING A PRIMITIVE GIFT SHOP ...WE ARE SOME TIMES LIKE 2 SHIPS PASSING IN THE NIGHT, BUT OUR WEEKENDS ARE VERY MUCH OUR PLAY TIME. ITS HARD TO BELIEVE ...Expand for more