Bright Ideas in Dark Times
byWhen we spoke with Elizabeth Ivey in late August, nothing seemed to stop the acclaimed mixed-media artist from fashioning her bright and bold fabric…
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…
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, Bakersville artist Lori Brook Johnson noticed many alarming things: the thick smell of gasoline, rushing floodwaters, uprooted pines…
When Hurricane Helene hit, the French Broad River swallowed Blannahassett Island in Marshall, filling Marshall High Studios with nine feet of cold, muddy water….
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…
Several weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall, Swannanoa resident Melanie Wilder was sitting outside when she noticed geese flying overhead. “I started to wonder…
Henderson County painter Cynthia Wilson was out of town when Hurricane Helene unleashed her fury. Four days later, when she and her husband finally…
On Friday, September 27, painter Cathyann Burgess watched as the French Broad River breached its banks and flooded Cummings Cove Road near Etowah. “In…
Melissa Kucin admits she was in denial after Hurricane Helene. She wanted to believe her paintings at Trackside Studios were hung high enough to…
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…
At 8:30 a.m. on Friday, September 27, Bear Creek in Bakersville spilled over its banks, filling Julie Wiggins’ shed with cold mountain water the…