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The Ruins Project: There is Only One

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The Ruins Project, a once abandoned coal mine, now the most important mosaic museum in the woods of Appalachian America. The joy and agony of making art for a living, solving failure through the creative process.

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About Rachel Sager

Appalachian artist. Owner and Curator of The Ruins Project.
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