Art Imitates Literary Life
byWhere the Crawdads Sing, by Western North Carolina resident Delia Owens, has broken all kinds of sale records for a debut novel. Perched on…
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Selfies
byArt Mob Studios & Marketplace During the month of May, Art Mob Studios & Marketplace is presenting Selfies, its latest exhibition. Member artists were…
Providence Refuses to Fit Inside One Medium
byLisa Steffens grew up along New York’s Hudson River, and her mother studied fashion design at the area’s prestigious Pratt Institute for a year…
You Can’t “Like” These Visionary Postcards, But You Can Love Them
byLamar Campbell Le Compte Sr. rarely practiced moderation. From 1913, when he founded the Asheville Postcard Company, to his death in 1977, Le Compte…
Adorning Oneself With the Remains of the Day
byAnna Johnson dug a hole in her backyard and buried the dead snake that had been in her freezer for weeks. Along with it,…
A Pattern of Rejuvenation
byThere’s no shortage of reasons to take a drive in North Carolina’s High Country in the thick of spring, but administrators at Beech Mountain…
When “Meeting Cute” Turns Into a Ceramics Dynasty
by“Two or more things working in partnership” is how the dictionary defines being “in tandem.” When you get to know them, you soon realize…
Eighteen Months In: Art and Perspective at Mission Hospital
byMission Hospital’s North Tower, a $400 million addition completed in October 2019, is home to multiple units, including the facility’s Pulmonary ICU. The pandemic…
Potter Gives Us the Dirt Behind Her Passion for Ceramics
byPotter Samantha Oliver conjures exquisite eye candy that’s endearingly functional and fun to touch. She earned her BFA from Winthrop University, studied ceramics at…
Bright Blue Days are Only the Beginning
byNo dapper felines or environmentally conscious patas monkeys star in My Many Colored Days, a children’s book by Theodor Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss). Published…