Metal isn’t Heavy Anymore Once the Wind Hits It
“I’m a self-taught artist who has felt my way through the process,” says Pam Holthouser. She also spends “way too much time” feeling her…
High-Concept Installationist Doesn’t Recognize Your Arbitrary Deadlines
“The reason we call ourselves the Faux Book Club,” says multimedia and installation artist Brenda Coates, “is that we got together to do a…
Glassblower’s DIY Studio is Literally the Bomb
A decade ago, Kristen Muñoz of Moongirl Glass moved from Austin, Texas, to Marshall, North Carolina. After attending Penland School of Crafts, she used…
It’s Not How the Crow Flies — it’s How it Lands that’s Important
The early work of Margaret Curtis appeared in the 1994 Bad Girls exhibit at New York’s New Museum of Contemporary Art. Since then, she’s…
Quilting Expert Got Her Start by Pairing Barbecue with a Side of Law
“People would come into my store and order a custom quilt,” recalls Kari Morton. “Then they’d come back in six weeks to pick it…
The Spirit Moved Him to Toss the Script (and the Easel)
Self-taught artist James R. Love attended historic Morehouse College in Atlanta and went on to earn a degree in creative writing at Warren Wilson…
The World’s “Last Master Mapmaker” Doesn’t Need Standard Coordinates
Over the past 30 years, Mike Reagan has illustrated more than 2,000 maps, published by magazines including Smithsonian, National Geographic, Harper’s, The New Yorker,…
Studying Kids’ Encyclopedias Prompted an Old-School Approach
Multimedia sculptor Anne Lemanski graduated from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan, before accepting residencies at Penland School of Crafts near Burnsville…
She Shoots Wild Bears — and It’s Hard to Look Away
April Johnson earned a degree in Fine Arts and Photography from the School of Visual Arts in NYC. While still in college, she…
Felter’s Fake Animal Heads Look so Alive that Real Dogs Attack Them
Haley Nocik studied at Sante Fe University of Art and Design, concentrating on oil painting. But she dropped out to do animal-conservation work in…