Living Her Best Life in Layers
Her parents and grandparents were all artists, her father taught her how to use various artistic tools at a young age, and she grew…
Art is Everywhere You Look (and Eat and Sleep)
Though the main gallery area is small, 350 square feet, in truth all of the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Historic Biltmore Village is a…
Portrait Artist Gets Into Your Head
“I just keep banging away until it seems to be what I was shooting for,” says Rich Nelson, painter and rock musician. “It really…
The Success of Number 7 Arts Was Never Left to Chance
Number 7 Arts, named for its original location at 7 East Main St. in Brevard, has been an active supporter of the arts in…
The Man on the Moon Tends to Do His Own Thing
It was not a propitious beginning for a budding young artist. Michael Hamlin was in second grade when his art teacher gave her students…
Stalwart Gallery Has Framed a “New Normal” for Decades
Picture a downtown empty and desolate, with mostly boarded-up businesses. Asheville Gallery of Art President Sue Dolamore isn’t referring to the early days…
Woodworking Studio/Gallery Went Against the Grain of the RAD
In 2017, local real-estate developer Brent Starck had an idea for a shared woodworking shop and asked retired engineer Kean Werner to help him…
How to Paint a Still Life Without Cleaning Any Bristles
It might be magic. Using a small LED light, photographer Mark V’Soske transforms collections of ordinary objects into scenes of iconic beauty. Through this…
A Stitch in Time Saves Art for Future Generations
Erin Castellan was exposed to the full spectrum of textile art by her mother, “who was involved in natural dyeing, spinning, knitting, quilting, [and…
Fifty Cents Says You’re on the Right Side of the Tracks
Three-dozen creatives in almost as many genres call Trackside Studios their artistic home. All of them have to work shifts in the gallery as…