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….
Arranging an Art-Filled Home is a Sweet Fit for Sculptor and Ikebana Practitioner
Steven Forbes-deSoule is a celebrated Raku sculptor — highly accomplished in the American form of the Japanese art, where the vessel is removed from…
Cherokee Artist’s Statement Pieces Raise a Collective Voice
Before Harrah’s Cherokee Casino arrived on the Qualla Boundary, home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, in 1997, the area’s tourism was largely…
Marauding Beasts are Part of the Landscape at North Asheville Sculpture Garden
Susan Turner’s magical tract of land in the middle of the historic Grove Park Inn neighborhood begged for more than a garden — and…
You’re Never Too Young to Start Obsessing Over Your Art Collection
Michael and Hanna Manes are decades younger than most of their art-collecting peers, and already their nine-month-old son, Harvey, is involved in the family…
Cutting Edge of Local Style
An energetic openness to people and possibility distinguishes “edgy art” connoisseur Larry Hopkins, who owns ananda hair studio. The Broadway flagship salon and its…
This Gallery is Your Gallery (or Will Be Eventually)
Few people express their love for art so deeply as to design their home around their collection — but that’s what patron powerhouses Ray…
Couple’s Passion for Glass Art is Unbreakable
Glass art has a grip on passionate collectors Merrily Orsini and Rick Heath that’s anything but fragile. The Louisville transplants connected because of their…
Former Librarian Makes Statement Jewelry That Won’t Whisper
Viola Spells is a third-generation crocheter, and she says she loves the medium’s “woven look — and that it’s a traditional women’s art. It…
Who Are You Calling Grim?
The more you look at Maxx Feist’s imagery, the more you see. And the mashup is compelling: an almost Victorian level of line detail…