Showing the World How Big Asheville Can Be
Back in the early millennium, Miles Bender was a successful entrepreneur and his wife Bernadette was working in international corporate business. The couple was…
When Spoons Got Dull, He Turned to Something With Teeth
Francis Breen of Worry Knot Woodwork is not overly concerned with haircare routines. The Asheville-based craftsman admits he cuts his own “little, silly mullet”…
Married to the Present, Figuring in the Past
No matter the circumstances of her life, Sahar Fakhoury has always made time to make art. Growing up in Kuwait, her role on her…
Making the Ultimate Remix Can Take Fifty Years
Valerie Hoh spent her year of isolation “exploding with creativity.” The result is three wildly inventive new collections — and, happily, two progressive new…
What Could be Lower Tech Than a Million-Year-Old Waterfall?
“Gone fishin’” is often a euphemism for goofing off. And indeed, when photographer Max Cooper first took it up a few years ago, it…
Three-Thousand Squirrels and Other Interesting Infestations
By: Jarrett Van Meter While neither rats nor bees are immediately visible, a visit to Sally Anne Morgan’s farm in Alexander does yield sheep,…
Haywood County venue announces an event-packed agenda
A Clear Vision in the Smoky Mountains Ever since it was founded in 1977, the Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) has played a key…
Today’s Bouquet
Oil painter Rebecca King Hawkinson, who trained decades ago with fresco master Ben Long IV, enjoys a wide base of collectors who seek her…
He Left Behind California Stars to Embrace Asheville Skies
When he lived in Northern California, Christopher Peterson played bass and guitar in The Thirsty Cats, a band he says was “… very big…
Her Multimedia Work Always Was a Trial by Fire
“It was the loudest sound I ever heard, and now my car is a burnt marshmallow, but I feel really lucky to be alive.”…
Bigger Than a Breadbox, Wittier Than Anything
Katrina Chenevert works outrageously in a multitude of mediums including, assemblage, soft sculpture, installations, and paint. Her Katrina Chenevert Gallery is an eye-popping showcase…
Suite Américaine
Featuring the work of the Center for Craft’s Artist Fellows, funded by the organization’s Research Fund, Suite Américaine is the first in a series…
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