Painter Turns Away from the River, Heads Deeper into the Forest
Cheyenne Trunnell was around 12 years old when she encountered her first piece of abstract art. So when she saw the painting, created by…
Mary Doornbos on Murray Martin
Legacy Crafters Series | Part 2 Murrial “Murray” Martin (1903-2005) supervised the John C. Campbell Folk School woodcarving program from 1935 to 1973. Her…
Picture Leaving Big-City Success to Visit Skeet Ranges
Colby Caldwell, an internationally esteemed photographer, took a risk by coming back to Western North Carolina. He’d grown up in Mills River, but moved…
Metal Sculptor’s Career was Sparked by a Love of Animals
Her dad, who refurbished guitars, taught her to work with tools. Her mom worked another angle, instilling a passion for wildlife. Every birthday, Mel…
Gallery Owner Paints a New Horizon on the Local Art Landscape
“The joy that people experience when they’re confronted by notable original works is contagious,” says Momentum Gallery owner Jordan Ahlers. “I am humbled by…
She Flavored Her Illustration Career With Salty Enlightenment
Surveying the human condition, Diane English remarks, “We’re not the brightest crayons in the box.” But that’s not so bad: After all, English has…
Jewelry Designer’s Backstory is as Rare as Green Amethyst
Every once in a while, Melinda Lawton enters into what she calls “stream-of-consciousness jewelry making.” She’ll sit down to work without a specific plan;…
Puppeteer Moves Audiences with Deep Craft from the Dark Side
Edwin Salas’ beginnings as a puppet maker happened through need, not creative dabbling. “When I was an orphan child, I lived with my grandmother,…
Graffiti-Loving Woodworker Would Never Make Anything Undercover
Neil Carroll doesn’t see much artistic difference between painting and folding clothes. Or making furniture and baking cookies. “My approach is the same,” he…
Sparks of Summer
Opening Reception: Aug. 23, 5:30-8pm Exhibit runs Aug. 3-Sept. 22 Having spent her entire life in the South with an ever-growing adoration for Southern…
Tangled Mapping: Memories of the Future
Opening Reception: Aug. 23, 5:30-7:30pm Exhibit runs through Sept. 22 Coming to Pink Dog Creative in late August, Barbara Fisher’s latest exhibit, Tangled Mapping:…
Art Entrepreneur Slips Absurdities Under the Bar
With his partner, Hedy Fischer, Randy Shull steers Pink Dog Creative, a vividly painted complex of art studios and retail spaces in the River…