Toe River Arts Studio Tour
lean and simple is more beautiful and more difficult than complex,” says Celo woodworker Paul Eisenhauer. The maker developed this credo in 2005 when…
Hand Over Matter, Opening May 24
ost young people dye their hair or listen to loud music when confronted with existential unknowns. But Asheville ceramic artist Robert Milnes isn’t most…
Fresh, Opening May 24
n 2012, New York City artist Alana Fitzgerald was displaced by the gale-force winds and driving rains of Hurricane Sandy. Not sure where to…
Grovewood Village Studio Tour, May 18-19
ince marrying in San Francisco on Valentine’s Day in 1985, metalsmiths Tom Reardon and Kathleen Doyle have nurtured a nationally renowned jewelry enterprise. Working…
Shifting Perceptions, Opening May 17
n the late 1990s, Cara Romero went to the University of Houston to study cultural anthropology. But when she opened her textbooks, she was…
Nature Sings, Opening May 17
he soft rustle of pine needles in the wind. The rhythmic tapping of woodpeckers. The gentle gurgle of a nearby creek. These are some…
In Between Dreams, Opening May 17
aking art doesn’t always make sense. Georgia-based creative José Ray knows this firsthand. “I often fool myself into believing that I’ve figured out the…
Different Drummers
RAD painter hosts Skynyrd star Contemporary Americana painter Philip DeAngelo gets plenty of visitors at his studio in the River Arts District. But only…
Noir More Than Ever
By day, Christy S. Jimenez is the Marketing Director of Flat Rock Playhouse, the State Theater of North Carolina. By night, she is a…
The Rolling Stones of Adornment
Born and raised in Canton, Jimmi Buell left Haywood County after high school and moved to Charlotte. In the “big city,” she got a…