Picking Up the Pieces
byRecycled art may go down in history as the official medium of the COVID-19 era, since it makes great use of spare time and…
Mixed Media
No Time Like the Present to Go to Another World
byKreh Mellick’s folkloric fine art, often a collaged mix of gouache and cut paper, feels at once nostalgic and totally of the moment. There’s…
A Collage Career Requires No Entrance Exams
byWhen Karen Paquette was 11 years old in Faribault, Minnesota, she entered a national poster-making contest sponsored by the Humane Society. “I went to…
She Turned to Feathers When Local Landscapes Didn’t Fly
byAfter 35 years as a working artist, doing commissions in watercolor, acrylic, oil, and pen and ink, Laura Richardson had every intention of retiring….
What Are Little Girls Made Of?
byNew Work by Connie Bostic The local grand dame of modern visual art, Connie Bostic owned cutting-edge Zone one gallery in downtown Asheville in…
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…
If a Twig Snaps in the Forest, It Might Eventually End Up Here
byTwigs & Leaves Gallery delivers on its uncommon name, selling only art that’s influenced by — even physically made from — the flora and…
Crafty Heartwood Gallery Anticipated the Main Street Revival By Three Decades
byHeartwood Gallery owner Shelley DeKay arrived in Saluda in the fall of 1984. She and her husband, a journeyman carpenter, had been traveling and…
If It’s Not Recycled, Is It Even Art?
byThe River Arts District has no trouble attracting visitors, as long-time resident artist Shelley Schenker knows. But a secluded second-floor studio in a historic…
Gallery Owner Paints a New Horizon on the Local Art Landscape
by“The joy that people experience when they’re confronted by notable original works is contagious,” says Momentum Gallery owner Jordan Ahlers. “I am humbled by…