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Bright Ideas in Dark Times

Bright Ideas in Dark Times

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When we spoke with Elizabeth Ivey in late August, nothing seemed to stop the acclaimed mixed-media artist from fashioning her bright and bold fabric…

Kindness in the Chaos

Kindness in the Chaos

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In the wake of Hurricane Helene, Bakersville artist Lori Brook Johnson noticed many alarming things: the thick smell of gasoline, rushing floodwaters, uprooted pines…

Magic, The Gathering 

Magic, The Gathering 

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When Hurricane Helene hit, the French Broad River swallowed Blannahassett Island in Marshall, filling Marshall High Studios with nine feet of cold, muddy water….

Reopening the RAD

Reopening the RAD

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The River Arts District is a mile-long neighborhood situated on the banks of the French Broad River. But to Sue Dolamore, a painter who…

Flocking Together

Flocking Together

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Several weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall, Swannanoa resident Melanie Wilder was sitting outside when she noticed geese flying overhead.  “I started to wonder…

A Flood of Generosity 

A Flood of Generosity 

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On Friday, September 27, painter Cathyann Burgess watched as the French Broad River breached its banks and flooded Cummings Cove Road near Etowah.  “In…

Art in the Aftermath

Art in the Aftermath

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Melissa Kucin admits she was in denial after Hurricane Helene. She wanted to believe her paintings at Trackside Studios were hung high enough to…

Framed by Fate

Framed by Fate

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Two wrongs don’t make a right. But two setbacks can create an opportunity. That’s according to Julie and Phil Wilmot.  On February 1, the…