Vessels of Merriment
byGrovewood Gallery’s popular invitational exhibition, “Vessels of Merriment,” has returned to celebrate its fourth year, just in time for the holiday shopping season. A…
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Gnome Place Like Mud Dabbers in December
byBy: Margaret Butler November is a busy time for Brad Dodson, potter and owner of Mud Dabbers Pottery & Crafts II, located in Balsam, just…
“Controlled Chaos” at the WNC Pottery Festival
byFong Choo is a Singapore-born studio potter whose miniature sculptural teapots have garnered international acclaim, turning heads at lauded venues like the Smithsonian Craft…
Losing Her Love Meant Having to Find Herself
byThe grieving process has no definitive end. Leah Waldo knows this fact all too well. In 2019, she was translating designers’ sketches of cars…
Made to Last: Grove Arcade’s Original Store Turns 20
byTwenty years ago, Mountain Bizworks, a local nonprofit designed to promote entrepreneurship in the region, had a vision. “They wanted to provide an outlet…
The Yellow Clay Road Leads to Leicester
by“While attending Herron School of Art & Design in Indianapolis, I carried my supplies around in an old doctor’s bag, prompting my pals to…
Flow Gallery and the Beauty of Keeping Current
byOne of the world’s most ancient rivers, the French Broad began pushing its way northward through what is now Marshall hundreds of millions of…
Nature & Nurture: The Voorhees Family Artistic Legacy
byEdwin and Mildred Voorhees believed that nature and nurture were important to the creation of art and artists. When they moved to the coast of…
20 Years, 20,000 Square Feet, One Big Key to Success
byThe F.W. Woolworth building, located at the corner of Haywood Street and Battery Park in downtown Asheville, was constructed in 1938 and has since…
Where to Look, When to Look, Never How
by“Art is not really a choice for me,” claims Asheville-based sculptor and oil painter Sherrod Barnes-Ginifer – who goes by Sherrod BG professionally. “It’s…