Illustrator Gets to the Heart (and Arteries) of the Matter
byCuriosity is an essential piece of any artist’s toolbox, and for Asheville illustrator Julia Moore, it began in childhood, building forts in the woods….
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How to Make a Movie and Still Have a Life
byHad Brad Hoover not wearied of a long commute down the mountain, the Asheville School of Film might never have come to fruition. The…
Art Instructor Helps Cut Flowers Reach Their Full Potential
bySusan McChesney came from Maine to WNC in 2014, having spent 40 years teaching others to draw. “A spinal injury left me with a…
Pop Tart Life
byKatrina Chenevert, whose eponymous gallery in Biltmore Village recently launched, talks about the venue’s “very soft opening” last winter, which was little more than…
To Peep the Space-Time Continuum, You’ll Need a Trick of the Eye
byThere’s something otherworldly about Colton Dion’s artwork. Elegantly carved wooden shapes, carefully painted with trees, grass, and sunset skies, present a view of natural…
This is What Persistence of Vision Looks Like
byNew York born and now WNC-based Roscoe Conn is a painter, collagist, soccer coach, art teacher, and retired Rutherford County public-school educator whose paintings…
Solid Oak and 77,000 Beads are Just the Start of a Lasting Impression
by“The store itself has become a work of art,” says Donna Leven, co-founder of Carolina Mountain Artists Guild in downtown Hendersonville. The Guild opened…
Patrick Dougherty Builds His Legacy Stick by Stick
byOn a crisp morning in late March, with the fog still hanging like curtains around the mountains, Patrick Dougherty, his son Sam, and their…
No Space for Contemporary Textiles in the Cosmos
byMadison County fiber artist Ruby Bock isn’t one to overthink her work. “A lot of people say, ‘My art reflects the deep inner cosmos…
Maybe the Heart Really is Made of Porcelain
byWhen Nina Kawar’s marriage ended in divorce, she helped herself heal from that painful experience by falling in love again — with sculptural ceramics….