In a Minor Key
by“My work mainly concerns mood and feeling,” explains painter Shawn Krueger. “I tend to lean into the somber mood and, sadly, the times seem…
Crafters
She’s Producing a Whole Different Kind of Reality Show
byJaime Byrd always was ahead of the action. She started writing music as a kid and was performing in nightclubs, she says, by age…
A Well-Made Scenic Overlook: Inside the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway
byEstablished in 1930 to help boost employment, and thus income, during the Great Depression, the Southern Highland Craft Guild continues to thrive. By…
Popular TEDx Talk is About Talking Without Talking
byTalking through conflict is supposed to help. But Ginger Huebner, founding director of Roots + Wings School of Art and Design, observes that more…
Paint on the Right Doors and You Might Find Them Opening
byHad he followed the money, Aaron Fields’ ongoing path to becoming a full-time artist could have gone in an entirely different direction. “In sixth…
The Owl Won’t Blink, and Other Wild Stories
byThe eyes of the animals in Jackson Hammack’s paintings don’t blink. They stare straight at you, even through you, as though to say, “I…
Leading You Down the Fairy Path, Torch in Hand
byThe magical creatures in Marti Svoboda-Sidelnick’s intricately composed glass pieces are real. After all, you can see and touch them. As the artist views…
20 Years, 20,000 Square Feet, One Big Key to Success
byThe F.W. Woolworth building, located at the corner of Haywood Street and Battery Park in downtown Asheville, was constructed in 1938 and has since…
Two Galleries are Bettis Than One
byMark Bettis worked in computer animation before pursuing a number of other successful careers, including advertising and real estate. Through it all, though, he…
Talk to the Man Who Talks to the Trees
byMore than 1,000 years old, bonsai — the art of meticulously pruning plants, most often trees, to keep them much smaller than they would…