“Controlled Chaos” at the WNC Pottery Festival
byFong Choo is a Singapore-born studio potter whose miniature sculptural teapots have garnered international acclaim, turning heads at lauded venues like the Smithsonian Craft…
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The Reckoning in Pictures: Local Photographer Releases The Road to Unforgetting
byIn a year of literary reckoning that brought us Maud Newton’s ripple-causing Ancestor Trouble, about the harsh social implications of family legacy, writer, photographer,…
Here’s What Happens When You Fly Away
byWhen he was only seven, Mark Woodham got a knife from his grandfather, along with some important advice. “‘Always carve away from yourself,’” Woodham…
Here and Now
byCitron Gallery presents Here and Now, a group exhibit featuring new works by eight national and international artists. Their styles range from representational to…
Turning Sanctuary into an Artistic Medium
byIt was almost dark, and Mikey was still running. He heard sirens and urgent, imploring screams. Still, he ran. First, down the oil-stained highway,…
Losing Her Love Meant Having to Find Herself
byThe grieving process has no definitive end. Leah Waldo knows this fact all too well. In 2019, she was translating designers’ sketches of cars…
A Trip Down the Serpentine Path
byAlthough Susan Query has been creating art her whole life, she studied psychology as an undergrad, holds a PhD in health education, and focused…
Made to Last: Grove Arcade’s Original Store Turns 20
byTwenty years ago, Mountain Bizworks, a local nonprofit designed to promote entrepreneurship in the region, had a vision. “They wanted to provide an outlet…
The Tyger Has Spoken: New Gallery is Burning Bright with a Vision of Inclusion
byMira Gerard grew up in an ashram in New Hampshire, where, as a child, she was given a copy of William Blake’s book Songs…
She Refused to Be Torn Between Papermaking and Printmaking
byPrintmaking isn’t an art form that flourishes in solitude. “It’s a very social practice,” says Georgia Deal, “with people who like to be in…