Craft Chronicles
bySure, rhododendron leaves may look verdant and waxy. But when boiled in an iron kettle, the leaves dye wool a steely shade of gray….
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Built To Scale
byAccording to the dark depths of a fantasy fandom wiki, dragons are “physically enormous,” with a wingspan averaging 115 to 138 feet and a…
Where Oil and Water Really Do Mix
byAbstractionists and realists relate like oil and water. Many realist painters scoff at abstract art as lacking technical mastery — and many abstractionists dismiss…
Setting Fire to the Waiting Game
byPatience is a virtue. It’s also a smart business tactic. Asher Holman knows this first hand. Five years ago, the California transplant, who moved…
Finessing the Sincerest Form of Flattery
byAbout 15 years ago, Philip DeAngelo woke up and realized he had everything and nothing at all. On the one hand, he was an…
The Whole Point is a Point of View
byBill Green was living out West when he discovered the ramshackle remnants of Midcentury communities scattered around a rapidly gentrifying Joshua Tree, California. He…
Her Fluid Ideas are Set in Stone
by“I get an idea and start chiseling, as the stone suggests to me what it wants to be,” says Weaverville sculptor Jane Jaskevich. Her…
Hendersonville Glass Artist Leaves a Legacy “Purer Than the Sun”
byThe world lost a guiding light this past summer, when charismatic glass artist Chris Juedemann passed away two weeks before his 50th birthday. Jon…
From the Other Side of Adornment
byJeffrey Burroughs possesses dueling energies that are equal parts precision-focused and “what-the-hell-let’s-try-it.” The iconoclast of a sports-loving Michigan family, Burroughs, who uses they/them pronouns,…
Established Glass Artist Turns Over a Quirky New Leaf
byGrowing up on the outskirts of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Deb Williams found some curious sources of entertainment. While her friends may have been inside watching…