The Gearhead Who Likes Printmaking Equipment Accelerates his Art

By Elise Lasko He became interested in the machinery before the actual artwork that it made — and that’s how Dave Ladendorf, a former…

Glass Couple Established Permanent Residency on the Cutting Edge

Clay was always too slow for Billy Bernstein. He wanted to see the imprint of his efforts in real time. “I was studying ceramics…

Waterfalls and Wi-Fi Give Photographers a New Perspective

Nestled in 20 lush acres of mountain forest, the high-end retreat Mountain Lens, owned by April Johnson and Jeff Miller, offers photography workshops to…

Behind Every Stone is a Complex Molecular Backstory

Erica Stankwytch Bailey’s earliest art project was shaded by science. “When I was probably six years old, I would take my crayons and a…

Radiologist Delights in Creating Tools that Aren’t for Dire Situations

Dr. Paul M. Silverman’s house is full of the tools he remembers in his father’s basement. Rusty and worn wrenches of all shapes and…

Imagine a Copy Machine so Crummy it Blows Up into a Beautiful Business

Mica Mead and Colin Sutherland launched Woolly Press in 2013, after discovering the unique aesthetic potential of a circa-1986 printer called the Risograph. The…

Critters on Wheels Can Better Outrun the Human Threat

“One of my squirrel sculptures was sitting in the window,” recalls artist Libba Tracy. “A hawk saw it, thought it was real, and flew…

Under All the Layers She Finds Strength and Femininity

By Elise Lasko Brazil native Dagmar Bruehmueller was exposed to painting at a very young age, learning from local masters Dina Plothow in porcelain…

Audubon-Level Technicality Doesn’t Always Fly

Sometimes a little serendipity gets mixed in with Simone Wood’s watercolors. The artist, who likes to fill “down time” with brushstrokes, often creates impromptu…

The Orders Stacked Up After Unit Blocks Came Back into Vogue

Pepi Acebo thought he might become a minister. The former Warren Wilson student spent a few years working at Unitarian Universalist retreats, including a…

Frames Aren’t Always Happy Playing a Supporting Role

Long known for putting frames around paintings, John Horrocks discovered he’s good at making assemblage art out of the material’s remnant mouldings. The look…

You Don’t Need Go-Motion to Rule the RAD

“Although my heart was always into painting, I never thought I could be a painter,” admits Mark Bettis — one of the most well-known…

Sculptor Uses Geometry to Defy the Laws of Physics

Robert Winkler sculpts both indoor and outdoor pieces, some of them spectacularly large, and many of the latter installed at universities, parks, and other…