Sometimes “Whimsical” Has Something Dead Serious to Say
by“Children’s artwork is my favorite of all artwork — it just makes me really happy,” says long-time potter Andrea Freeman. She holds a Masters…
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Crafty Heartwood Gallery Anticipated the Main Street Revival By Three Decades
byHeartwood Gallery owner Shelley DeKay arrived in Saluda in the fall of 1984. She and her husband, a journeyman carpenter, had been traveling and…
Rolland on Dodson
byPotter Sarah Wells Rolland is a founding owner of The Village Potters Clay Center in Asheville’s River Arts District. She’s a member of the…
Main Street Proprietor Leaves the Light on for Dozens of Local Makers
by“Opening a gallery was not on my radar,” admits lamp designer Leah Baker, who founded Artisans on Main in January 2017. “In the end,…
Making a Soapbox Can be Slippery Work
bySculptor Mac Star McCusker teaches at Odyssey Clayworks and around the Southeast. In 2016, the artist began using sculpture, installations, and narrative vessels to…
Cabinetry Knobs Opened the Door to a 50-Venue Occupation
byFor a long time, Sue Salvaterra Hintz was happy with the solitude of her potter’s wheel and her basement studio. But the success of…
Practical Potter Would Fire any Pieces not Making Themselves Useful
by“It’s very organic,” Julie Covington says of her business’ growth. Years spent at Phil Mechanic Studios in the busy River Arts District meant she…
Not Being an Architect is One Way to Make Famous Buildings
byFor an art show early in his career, Holden McCurry made a two-foot-tall clay structure, topped it with clasped hands, and titled it “Prayer…
Are You Brave Enough to Face Unearthly Archetypes?
byIt’s sometimes difficult to look at one of Gail Gulick’s life-sized shamanic masks, beautiful though they may be. They vary greatly in mood and…
Interior Designer Discovered an Animal Attraction to Ceramics
byJean Greeson comprises half the team at Asheville firm Greeson & Fast Design. Her four-decade career as an interior designer has required loads of…