Sewing Up the Line Between Thrifting and Fine Art
Childhood enthusiasms sometimes translate into adult fascinations. For Rutherford County artist Tiffany Ownbey, papier-mâché was such a through line. “I fell in love with…
“Reality is Not Static” and Other Court Secrets
Shortly after moving to Waynesville from New York City in 2004, Luke Allsbrook received an unexpected invitation to accompany a certain royal personage coming…
Writer Lets His Paintings Have Their Say
When Hendersonville artist Phil Arrington arrived in town in 2009 from Minnesota, his new home’s lively arts community proved more influential than he’d expected….
One Artist’s Long Trail to the Top
Eight years ago, Mike Wurman paid a visit with his wife Rhianna to Max Patch, a grassy mountain bald on the North Carolina/Tennessee border….
The Only Gallery is the Back Story
The long reach of the COVID-19 pandemic has left few areas of life untouched — even if those areas happen to be off the…
Practice, Practice, Practice … But Don’t Forget Spontaneity
Hanging in Sue Dolamore’s Asheville home is a small watercolor study of a rural Maine landscape, painted by an uncle and given to her…
Illustrator Gets to the Heart (and Arteries) of the Matter
Curiosity is an essential piece of any artist’s toolbox, and for Asheville illustrator Julia Moore, it began in childhood, building forts in the woods….
Providence Refuses to Fit Inside One Medium
Lisa Steffens grew up along New York’s Hudson River, and her mother studied fashion design at the area’s prestigious Pratt Institute for a year…
Sculptor Only Operates Under His Own Influence
By the time Richard Flottemesch decided to make art his life’s work, in his junior year at the University of Maryland, the Baltimore native…
The Struggle is Real, But So is the Sculpture
When Peter Dallos made his first metal sculpture, in 1998, the work’s welded and coruscated steel, battered but resilient, seemed to crystallize much of…