A Different Stand on Lemonade
byIn 2013, Asheville-born interdisciplinary artist Sherrill Roland was charged with a crime he didn’t commit. Though later exonerated, Roland would spend 10 months in…
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Maggie Valley Woodcarver Saws Through the Competition
by“Mountain Mike” Ayers is a Maggie Valley-based sculptor who carves wood in extraordinary detail using a chainsaw and does it faster than almost anyone…
Why Trees Make The Best Models for Life Drawing
byLots of kids are encouraged to do art. But Sara Bell was commanded. She vividly remembers the many times she felt agitated when she…
She Felt Her Way into Fiber Art
byArtist Tracey McCracken Palmer, who grew up in Western North Carolina, has drawn and painted for as long as she can remember. But, she…
“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…
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…