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Bright Ideas in Dark Times

Bright Ideas in Dark Times

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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…

Flocking Together

Flocking Together

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Several weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall, Swannanoa resident Melanie Wilder was sitting outside when she noticed geese flying overhead.  “I started to wonder…

Another Kind of Networking

Another Kind of Networking

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When Alyssa Sacora was growing up in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, nature was an ally and not something to be held at bay. At a…

A Deep-Seated Passion

A Deep-Seated Passion

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As a Brasstown native, Emolyn Liden spent her childhood at the John C. Campbell Folk School, where she learned to appreciate the mountain makers…

Cultivating New Passions

Cultivating New Passions

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In 1894, the Women’s Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church founded the Asheville Farm School on 420 acres in the Swannanoa Valley….

Craft Chronicles

Craft Chronicles

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Sure, rhododendron leaves may look verdant and waxy. But when boiled in an iron kettle, the leaves dye wool a steely shade of gray….