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…
Feeling the Love is Only a Sip Away
Honey is already close enough to liquid gold as a foodstuff: wonderfully sweet, practically nonperishable, and impossible to replicate artificially. The alchemists of yore…
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…
Grain Guru Caught Her Calling in the Rye
Dr. Evil, the megalomaniacal mastermind of the Austin Powers movie franchise, once expressed a fervent wish to possess sharks with “frickin’ laser beams” on…
Fifteen Minutes to Happy
It’s been ten years now since Asheville was named — or rather misnamed, or maybe inadvertently labeled, or perhaps prophetically or tardily branded —…
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…
He’s a Spice Guru Who’s Not Above Shaming Your Coriander
Meherwan Irani sounds genuinely pained when asked to choose his favorite spice. “Good God, that’s like asking what my favorite protein is — I…
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…