Textile Artist Grew Out of the T-Shirt Business
“Patterns are created in everything,” observes textile artist Michael Kane. Flying birds form an unmistakable pattern; rain on a still lake less obviously so….
Leaving the Corporate World Meant Landing in a Field of Flowers
“I had a great childhood,” says Susan Strazzella, turning the “suffering equals art” notion upside down. As though in gratitude, her painted world now…
Haen Gallery Adds New Dimension to its Big Reputation
Seven years after establishing The Haen Gallery on Biltmore Avenue in Asheville in 2006, owner/director Chris Foley opened a second gallery in Brevard’s hip…
Gallery Owner Paints a New Horizon on the Local Art Landscape
“The joy that people experience when they’re confronted by notable original works is contagious,” says Momentum Gallery owner Jordan Ahlers. “I am humbled by…
She Flavored Her Illustration Career With Salty Enlightenment
Surveying the human condition, Diane English remarks, “We’re not the brightest crayons in the box.” But that’s not so bad: After all, English has…
Graffiti-Loving Woodworker Would Never Make Anything Undercover
Neil Carroll doesn’t see much artistic difference between painting and folding clothes. Or making furniture and baking cookies. “My approach is the same,” he…
Painter Blesses Her Canvas with Abundant Oils
People figure Molly Sieburg Courcelle got her artistic skills from her mother, well-known local painter Bee Sieburg. The two even work out of adjacent…
Studious Textiles Go Many Fathoms Deep
Textile artist Amy Putansu says her earliest “fiber memory” is watching her fisherman father using a knotted netting technique to knit heads for his…
Main Street Proprietor Leaves the Light on for Dozens of Local Makers
“Opening a gallery was not on my radar,” admits lamp designer Leah Baker, who founded Artisans on Main in January 2017. “In the end,…
She Felt Moved to Leave Still Lifes Behind
“We are all one human family,” says Christine Longoria. She admits to the life differences that come with chance and choice, but her assertion…