Reel Talk With a Bagpipe Player Turned Maker
byIt was the 1980s, an era before Outlander made kilts sexy again, when most people associated bagpipes with traditional weddings and funerals — when…
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Providence Refuses to Fit Inside One Medium
byLisa Steffens grew up along New York’s Hudson River, and her mother studied fashion design at the area’s prestigious Pratt Institute for a year…
You Can’t “Like” These Visionary Postcards, But You Can Love Them
byLamar Campbell Le Compte Sr. rarely practiced moderation. From 1913, when he founded the Asheville Postcard Company, to his death in 1977, Le Compte…
Adorning Oneself With the Remains of the Day
byAnna Johnson dug a hole in her backyard and buried the dead snake that had been in her freezer for weeks. Along with it,…
When “Meeting Cute” Turns Into a Ceramics Dynasty
by“Two or more things working in partnership” is how the dictionary defines being “in tandem.” When you get to know them, you soon realize…
Eighteen Months In: Art and Perspective at Mission Hospital
byMission Hospital’s North Tower, a $400 million addition completed in October 2019, is home to multiple units, including the facility’s Pulmonary ICU. The pandemic…
Potter Gives Us the Dirt Behind Her Passion for Ceramics
byPotter Samantha Oliver conjures exquisite eye candy that’s endearingly functional and fun to touch. She earned her BFA from Winthrop University, studied ceramics at…
Turned and Carved: Bowl Sale at Gallery 17
byDuring the month of April, Foundation Woodworks, a local collective of artists who share equipment, studio space, and a similar passion, has a group…
Bright Blue Days are Only the Beginning
byNo dapper felines or environmentally conscious patas monkeys star in My Many Colored Days, a children’s book by Theodor Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss). Published…
Passing the Torch at TACS
by“We are about to unlock areas of art exploration in metals and glass that have not been widely accessible to student artists in Polk…