Where the Good Vibes Reign
byIs it something akin to a vortex that lures visitors to Red House? Susan Hanning, an oil and acrylic painter and president of the…
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Tracey Morgan Brings a World of Talent to the South Slope
byAs a teen, Tracey Norman-Morgan didn’t keep pictures of rock stars or heartthrobs taped to her wall. Instead, she put up photos of fashion…
There’s No Time Like the Present to Carve the Look of Millennia
byFor decades, painter and television host Bob Ross reworked what he called “happy accidents” — harsh brushstrokes, paint drips, botched blending — into clouds…
Meet Her in the Garden of Unearthly Delights
byJulie Armbruster is grateful for her freed-up time in 2020. Never mind the pandemic — her world has always been weird. The illustrator’s drawings,…
Architect Sets Up House in the “Beginner’s Mind”
byIn 1995, following a long career as an architect, Werner Haker — born in Germany and raised partly in New York City — moved…
June Reckoning
byFollowing the May 25 killing of black Minneapolis resident George Floyd by white police officer Derek Chauvin, artists and activists took to the streets…
This is Arguably Where the Maker Movement Started
byIn the shadow of The Omni Grove Park Inn sits a low-key-elaborate cultural gem. Grovewood Gallery offers a backdrop of historical Arts and Crafts…
Crafty Heartwood Gallery Anticipated the Main Street Revival By Three Decades
byHeartwood Gallery owner Shelley DeKay arrived in Saluda in the fall of 1984. She and her husband, a journeyman carpenter, had been traveling and…
Painter Turns Away from the River, Heads Deeper into the Forest
byCheyenne Trunnell was around 12 years old when she encountered her first piece of abstract art. So when she saw the painting, created by…
Mary Doornbos on Murray Martin
byLegacy Crafters Series | Part 2 Murrial “Murray” Martin (1903-2005) supervised the John C. Campbell Folk School woodcarving program from 1935 to 1973. Her…