Weaving Through Loss
byWhen Hurricane Helene barreled into Western North Carolina, weaver Emelie Weber Wade retreated from her first-floor apartment in Biltmore Village to a friend’s nearby…
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That’s Her Transfiguration
byFear can limit you. Alexander artist Chrys Corn Goodman knows this firsthand. Growing up in San Francisco, Goodman always wanted to be an artist….
Gallery Interrupted
byWhat happens to a dream deferred by ongoing road construction? For Julie and Phil Wilmot, owners of Art on 7th in Hendersonville, that dream…
Petal Power
by“It’s what keeps me alive,” Marshall artist Susan McChesney said of her chosen medium — pressed-flower art — during an interview with Asheville Made back…
Mending Through the Mud
byMaryJane Findley knows how it feels to fall apart at the seams. In 2001, she was living in Astoria, New York, with her then-husband,…
From Wool to Woods
byBracket fungi are hearty mushrooms that grow in clusters on trees, often resembling little shelves. But don’t be fooled: These natural ledges aren’t meant…
Sketching in Sync
byArt-making is often lonely work. But not during the annual Drawing Marathon at Upstairs Artspace. Now in its sixth year, this event invites a…
Tracing the Tempest
byMultidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Kira Burksy didn’t sleep well the night Hurricane Helene hit. Instead, she sat wide awake as 90-mile-per-hour winds toppled mighty…
Current Events
byAsheville Art Museum exhibits work inspired by Hurricane Helene Forty trillion. That’s a conservative estimate of how many gallons of rain drenched the Southeast…
Shuttered, But Not Forgotten
byHurricane Helene unleashed catastrophic devastation that will one day be etched into history books. And when those books are written, Sarah Jones Decker’s hauntingly…