Build a Reputation for One-of-a-Kind Collectibles and They Will Come
Up a short flight of stairs from Cherry Street and tucked among the quaint shops of downtown Black Mountain is Bella Gallery, an 800-square-foot…
An Instructor’s Early Shade Didn’t Keep This Artist Out of the Light
“When people look at my work, the remark I most often hear is how well I use color.” Cathyann Burgess laughs softly as she…
Finding Wabi-Sabi in Marshmallows and Metal
Decades before Weaverville’s Suzanne Q Evon (or just “Q,” as many know her) established herself as an internationally recognized jewelry artist and designer, she…
Women of Distinction: If you can see it, you can be it
Pink Dog Creative An exhibit at Pink Dog Creative displays a prolific series of oil portraits by Joseph Pearson that recognize the women in…
Living Images
Trackside Studios An immersive art experience in augmented reality is happening this month, courtesy of multimedia artist Jaime Byrd at Trackside Studios. The artist…
Collector Couple Can Fill You in on Hundreds of Vessels
The finely crafted wooden vessels of master woodturner David Ellsworth are reassuringly solid and uniquely transcendent at the same time. “I love making these….
Illustrator Gets to the Heart (and Arteries) of the Matter
Curiosity is an essential piece of any artist’s toolbox, and for Asheville illustrator Julia Moore, it began in childhood, building forts in the woods….
Pop Goes the Work of Centuries
Bill George paints everyday objects that would normally go unnoticed, and certainly aesthetically unappreciated. He transforms them from obscurity to a place of heightened…
How to Make a Movie and Still Have a Life
Had Brad Hoover not wearied of a long commute down the mountain, the Asheville School of Film might never have come to fruition. The…
Art Instructor Helps Cut Flowers Reach Their Full Potential
Susan McChesney came from Maine to WNC in 2014, having spent 40 years teaching others to draw. “A spinal injury left me with a…
Pop Tart Life
Katrina Chenevert, whose eponymous gallery in Biltmore Village recently launched, talks about the venue’s “very soft opening” last winter, which was little more than…
To Peep the Space-Time Continuum, You’ll Need a Trick of the Eye
There’s something otherworldly about Colton Dion’s artwork. Elegantly carved wooden shapes, carefully painted with trees, grass, and sunset skies, present a view of natural…
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