Wearing Touchstones to Different Zones
byJewelry artist Nirado Sloan says, “When I pick up a stone and work with it, it speaks to me and I feel the millions…
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Putting the Statement Back in Statement Jewelry
byAmanda Ray Danko’s jewelry isn’t for everyone, but it does feel fashioned for the moment. Working out of Marshall High Studios, she crafts outspoken…
Finding Wabi-Sabi in Marshmallows and Metal
byDecades before Weaverville’s Suzanne Q Evon (or just “Q,” as many know her) established herself as an internationally recognized jewelry artist and designer, she…
Solid Oak and 77,000 Beads are Just the Start of a Lasting Impression
by“The store itself has become a work of art,” says Donna Leven, co-founder of Carolina Mountain Artists Guild in downtown Hendersonville. The Guild opened…
Adorning Oneself With the Remains of the Day
byAnna Johnson dug a hole in her backyard and buried the dead snake that had been in her freezer for weeks. Along with it,…
Jewelry Artist Struck Silver With Symbolic Rings and Pendants
byWhen Mary Timmer was in high school in Chapel Hill, she took a clay class; rather than a bowl or a mug, she made…
Cherokee Artist’s Statement Pieces Raise a Collective Voice
byBefore Harrah’s Cherokee Casino arrived on the Qualla Boundary, home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, in 1997, the area’s tourism was largely…
Her Superpower is Visualizing a 300-Hour Project in Miniature
byNoël Yovovich says she was born to be an artist, and certainly she was raised in an uncommon atmosphere, in a rural area of…
Fifty Cents Says You’re on the Right Side of the Tracks
byThree-dozen creatives in almost as many genres call Trackside Studios their artistic home. All of them have to work shifts in the gallery as…
Former Librarian Makes Statement Jewelry That Won’t Whisper
byViola Spells is a third-generation crocheter, and she says she loves the medium’s “woven look — and that it’s a traditional women’s art. It…