Talk to the Man Who Talks to the Trees
More than 1,000 years old, bonsai — the art of meticulously pruning plants, most often trees, to keep them much smaller than they would…
Gems of Knowledge: Artist/Goldsmith Shares his Craft
His lifelong love of nature is reflected in nearly every facet of the jewelry Doug Canivet creates today. “I grew up in a semirural…
New Gallery Descending a Staircase
(While Also Climbing the Downtown Arts Scene) Evoking a scene from a big-city art gallery, visitors to Citron enter through a glass door at…
Potters Help Out in Flat Rock
Food for Thought, Food for Real Debby Staton observed students’ food insecurity firsthand while working as a kindergarten teacher. She says it’s even more…
The Best Four- Million-Year-Old Creek is the Closest
Chris Foley has traveled the world — from Labrador to Belize to Patagonia — capturing the dynamic energy of rivers and creeks, images that…
Crushing It with Flamboyant Style in a Formerly “Cold and Scary” Warehouse
I’ve always loved helping people move toward their passion and calling,” says Robert Nicholas, a former youth pastor. He’s discovered a unique way to…
Gallery on Hendersonville’s Hip 7th Avenue Goes Big
It was supposed to be a practical, multi-use space. “Honestly, we hadn’t really thought about a gallery,” says Julie Wilmot, who, with her husband…
They Inked Their Dream in Eight Thousand Square Feet
Theirs was a big dream, one that did not foresee the pandemic — but a persistent dream nonetheless. Katie Montes and Cody Reed, two…
High-Energy Gallerist Invigorates a Former Roller Rink
“Right space made it the right place,” says Miryam Rojas, describing her new venture, Mars Landing Galleries, located in Mars Hill. Opened July 10,…
A Battle for Clarity Meant a Win for Abstraction
Over the years, Jeremy Russell and the professional art scene have edged cautiously toward one another. It’s a dance of inevitability: “I always kind…