Tons of Tiny Marks, One Big Statement
byBy: Storme Smith Heather Divoky has quickly made a name for herself on the local scene with her intricate illustrations, mixed-media works, and an…
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The Vision That Keeps on Giving
byBlue Spiral 1 celebrates 35 years on Biltmore Avenue Like many businesses, Blue Spiral 1 Fine Art + Craft on Biltmore Avenue temporarily closed…
Kindness in the Chaos
byIn the wake of Hurricane Helene, Bakersville artist Lori Brook Johnson noticed many alarming things: the thick smell of gasoline, rushing floodwaters, uprooted pines…
The Self-Taught Path to Perfection
byJan Swanson of Weaverville has painted for more than 20 years and has received numerous awards for her work. She’s also taken lots of drawing…
Noir More Than Ever
byBy day, Christy S. Jimenez is the Marketing Director of Flat Rock Playhouse, the State Theater of North Carolina. By night, she is a…
On The Wing
byIllustrator Casey Girard (they/them) never thought much about birds until January 2018, when they awoke to find more than 100 pine siskins in their…
Cultivating New Passions
byIn 1894, the Women’s Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church founded the Asheville Farm School on 420 acres in the Swannanoa Valley….
Meditating Away from Expectations
byThe 1960s was a time of change for many young Americans, and particularly so for Asheville artist Raphaella Vaisseau, whose career sprang from those…
A Wild Card
byOn a typical day, you’ll probably find printmaker Macon York traipsing around her four-acre property in Laurel Park. After tending to the laying hens,…
Grounded in Experience, Expecting to Fly
by“When I was a kid in Illinois, on my way home on my bicycle after school, the tornado sirens went off,” recalls multimedia artist…