One, Two, Three
One looks mischievous. Another seems grumpy. A third merely considers the viewer, eyes locked, demanding honesty or an explanation. Animals in art have always…
Recycled-Linen Burial Shrouds Bring a Delicate Topic Down to Earth
In her former career as a fashion designer and pattern maker, Christi Whiteley faced the daily task of tailoring fabric to size. First for…
He Answered the Demands of a Whole Different Animal
Working from The Lift Studios, a converted biscuit factory in the River Arts District, Daniel McClendon paints wild canvases of wild animals. From alligators…
Urban-Landscape Painter Depicts the Real Moods of the “Happiest City in America”
With their muted outlines and radiant colors, the paintings of Cheryl Keefer look like they belong in a lushly illustrated storybook, not a bone-dry…
If People Don’t Want to Talk About It, He’s Probably Busy Painting It
When it comes to crude oil, the world has a drinking problem. That’s the attitude Joseph Pearson took toward pollution in the exhibit he…
You Wouldn’t Believe What This Comic Illustrator Does to Darth Vader
It’s a question worthy of Sam Spade, Dashiell Hammett’s legendary hard-boiled private eye: who is the real Michelle Lodge? On one Instagram account, she…
Service-Industry Workers Do More Than Make Asheville Run
Those who frequent Asheville’s coffee shops are used to latte art: the delicate swirls of hearts and rosettes made by steamed milk on the…
Marking Human Skin Requires an Everlasting Soundtrack
The ancient Buddhists never meditated to the alt-rock of the Pixies or the frenetic electronic trance of Shpongle. The ancient Buddhists also never met…
One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Deckle-Edge Upscale Stationery
T. S. Eliot said that “immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.” In other words, transforming known material is more sophisticated than attempting an inferior…
“Slow Film” Maker Doesn’t Flinch from Reel Life
The video camera on Apple’s latest iPhone can record 30 frames per second in 4K resolution, continuously stabilize and focus the shot, and share…