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Accidental Shepherd

Kathy Donovan's Checkmate Farm

By: Sandy Oravec

Article Excerpt - March/April/May 2021

Accidental Shepherd

Imagine laughter. Frequent. Often (usually) at her own expense. And that sets the stage for getting to know how Kathy Donovan—shepherd and everything else at Checkmate Farm in Virginia—approaches the art of creating wool for rugs that last for generations.

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