“Disturbing the Comfortable” is Part of This Nurse’s Artistic Oath
As a child, Deborah Anderson was fascinated by pieces of animal skeletons she found in the woods. She’d take them home and try to…
When Backing Up is Not an Option
Painter Joan Lesikin attended the Art Students League in Woodstock, earned her BFA at Syracuse University, and completed an MFA at Rutgers. Her award-winning…
It’s Easier to Outwit the Southern Sun than to Be a Brooklyn Artist
The mother of self-taught illustrator and printmaker James Flames gave him the “new mommy” journal she kept when he was a baby. It contained…
Lauren Rutten on Doris Ulmann
Legacy Crafters Series | Part 3 Photographer Doris Ulmann was instrumental in documenting life in the rural South in the 1920s and early ’30s,…
Mary Doornbos on Murray Martin
Legacy Crafters Series | Part 2 Murrial “Murray” Martin (1903-2005) supervised the John C. Campbell Folk School woodcarving program from 1935 to 1973. Her…
Art Entrepreneur Slips Absurdities Under the Bar
With his partner, Hedy Fischer, Randy Shull steers Pink Dog Creative, a vividly painted complex of art studios and retail spaces in the River…
Rolland on Dodson
Potter Sarah Wells Rolland is a founding owner of The Village Potters Clay Center in Asheville’s River Arts District. She’s a member of the…
Maker in Every Medium Became Intoxicated with Alcohol Inks
“You could say I’m well rounded,” says Nancy E. Richards. “Or you could say I’m a dabbler.” Since the ’70s, Richards has experimented with…
Instagram-Propelled Illustrator Sometimes Decelerates to Analog Collage
Illustrator, collage artist, and graphic designer Holden Mesk landed his first big commercial contract in 2017, for Divvy Up! Socks, while completing his last…
Uncompromising Great-Grandmother is Still Raising the “Real”Art Scene
In 1991, artist Connie Bostic opened Zone one, downtown Asheville’s first contemporary art gallery. For about a decade, the space was a vital creative…