Service-Industry Workers Do More Than Make Asheville Run
byThose who frequent Asheville’s coffee shops are used to latte art: the delicate swirls of hearts and rosettes made by steamed milk on the…
Mixed Media
Sometimes a Googly Eye Sees More Clearly
byAs a child in the 1950s, Julia Burr hammered boards and crossed wires, constructing forts for her plastic cowboys and army-green soldiers. “I was…
“Slow Film” Maker Doesn’t Flinch from Reel Life
byThe video camera on Apple’s latest iPhone can record 30 frames per second in 4K resolution, continuously stabilize and focus the shot, and share…
She Might be the Whole Reason for the RAD — Just Don’t Let Her Hear You Say It
bySome say the River Arts District might never have happened without Porge Buck and her late husband Lewis, who purchased the Williams Feed and…
Her Egg Making is the Unbroken Link to an Eastern European Past
by“That’s my mini museum. I like to call it my eggs-hibit,” says Andrea Kulish. She’s pointing to a glass-paneled IKEA cabinet situated against the…
It’s the End of the World as We Know It, and He’s Rifling Through His Tool Belt
by“Everything changes: that’s the one true reality.” Chalkley Matlack is talking about society’s future, but it’s also an unintentional artist’s statement. Matlack is always…
Sculptor’s Exotic Hybrid Species Won’t Become Endangered Anytime Soon
byCall it what you will — avian kitsch or flighty folk — ’s “Roller Derby Toucan” is a breed of its own. The wooden,…
Former Rogue Yogi Turns Negative Space Into a Positive
byThe fluidly named John Nelson-Batovsky has a knack for finding his own way. When he was a teenager, he taught himself how to play…
A Good Shadowbox Makes That Third-Place Ribbon Worth It
bySailing on the open water has always been a dangerous business. Maritime lore is filled with omens ranging from the monstrous Kraken of Greek…
He Puts Together Weirdly Beautiful Bedfellows
byThe Large Hadron is the most powerful particle collider in the world. “Just for fun,” says Morgan Santander, “imagine dumping random s**t from an…