Place and Presence
Bender Gallery “My favorite metaphor for abstract painting,” reveals artist Linda Gritta, “is that it’s like jumping off a cliff and fashioning a net…
Cheers to 30!
Grovewood Gallery Grovewood Gallery will commemorate its 30-year anniversary with two days of live demos from four renowned Western North Carolina makers. “The artists…
Potter Can’t Leave Any Vessel Unadorned
Ceramic artist Kaaren Stoner cites nature as the inspiration for her work, and that becomes elegantly obvious at first glance. Not only does her…
The Secret to Controlling a Lack of Control
“When I was nine years old I had a brain tumor,” reveals multimedia artist Molly Sawyer, who has also endured breast cancer and undergone…
Dana Brown Solo Show
“I’ve done a lot of paintings of architecture and machinery and locomotives,” says encaustic painter Dana Brown of Topsail Beach, NC, “and now I’ve…
Simple is the Hardest Part
Constance Ensner moved to Asheville from Los Angeles in 1985, and, with no prior business experience, launched CONSTANCE BOUTIQUE, featuring artfully modern women’s couture…
She Responded to a Casting Call
Shock and awe. Molten iron. The risk of bodily harm. For metal sculptor Julie Slattery it was intense, unexpected, and spelled lifelong love at…
Art for More than Art’s Sake
“You want to give back to the community,” states local painter Jeremy Russell. “And when everybody’s intentions are good and they are doing something…
Latest Addition to Manufacturing Art Park Blows Us Away
When former Madison County Planner Sara Nichols first walked into a manufacturing site — Peerless Blowers in Hot Springs — she was struck by…
A Big Plot Twist in Margaret Curtis’ Narrative
In October, Tryon-based artist Margaret Curtis was honored by the Joan Mitchell Foundation with a prestigious Joan Mitchell Fellowship. The Foundation describes the new…