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….
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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…
Always Feed the Dragon, Even if You Get Burnt
byArt school never suited Daryl Slaton. “In college, they either wanted us to draw boring still lifes or draw our feelings, making some comment…
Why Trees Make The Best Models for Life Drawing
byLots of kids are encouraged to do art. But Sara Bell was commanded. She vividly remembers the many times she felt agitated when she…
One Artist’s Long Trail to the Top
byEight years ago, Mike Wurman paid a visit with his wife Rhianna to Max Patch, a grassy mountain bald on the North Carolina/Tennessee border….
Our Ecology, Shifting Our Gaze Inward
byBevelyn Afor Ukah describes her exhibit of bold, expressive paintings as “a journey to find myself present in my own body, with all of…
The Muse Who Demands Down Time
byIn school, says Zander Stefani, he learned what makes up the basis of any good painting: “line and contrast and variations in texture, color,…
Reporting from Michelangelo’s Journey to Mars
byWhen he was 15, Nick Raynolds decided he needed to see someone naked. But, unlike most teenage boys, his intentions were entirely professional. “I…