From the First Day, his Jewelry Career was Set in Stone
byMost makers chase various muses en route to a career. Not Roberto Vengoechea. “I was born to do this,” says the jewelry designer. “I…
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His Work is über-Meticulous, but his Studio is a Raging Hot Mess
byPatrick Ober of Ober Metalworks has worked with metals since 1992. But while most machinists use computerized pneumatic tools, Ober does everything manually, with…
Jewelry Designer’s Career Was Written in Stone Sixty Years Ago
byIt was on a summer trip with his family to Western North Carolina in the early 1950s that an eight-year-old boy from Tennessee made…
His Rigorous Approach Yields Work of Deceptive Delicacy
byMonty Phillips enjoys being in control of his own education. He says he’s long been attracted to the meticulous techniques of Japanese art —…
His Found Objects End Up in Keepsake Boxes
byStanding in the middle of the stream, Jason Janow tucks his fly rod under his arm, reaches into the water, and picks up a…
The Bees Showed Her What All the Buzz Was About
byLots of folks claim they felt “called” to move to Asheville. For Beatriz “Bea” Lothrop, the reasons were vague, but the impulse was urgent….