MEDIUM

An Accretionary Tale

An Accretionary Tale

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Fear of the Blank Canvas — FOBC for short — isn’t a clinical diagnosis you’ll find in any medical textbooks or peer-reviewed journals. But…

The Way Back to Tall Tales

The Way Back to Tall Tales

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Asheville’s a long way from Wyoming, but for painter Luke Whitlatch, there’s a common thread that continues to influence his enigmatic work in oil…

Canvasing a Revolution

Canvasing a Revolution

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How early-20th-century landscape painters saved the Smokies Mist-shrouded vistas. Lush deciduous forests. Moonlit meadows. These are just some of the awe-inspiring scenes featured in…

Refocusing the Lens of Time

Refocusing the Lens of Time

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Acclaimed documentary photographer releases new book Photographer and writer Rob Amberg has received many prestigious awards and grants, from institutions including the John Simon…

A Deep-Seated Passion

A Deep-Seated Passion

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As a Brasstown native, Emolyn Liden spent her childhood at the John C. Campbell Folk School, where she learned to appreciate the mountain makers…

Toe River Arts Studio Tour

Toe River Arts Studio Tour

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lean and simple is more beautiful and more difficult than complex,” says Celo woodworker Paul Eisenhauer. The maker developed this credo in 2005 when…

Different Drummers

Different Drummers

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RAD painter hosts Skynyrd star Contemporary Americana painter Philip DeAngelo gets plenty of visitors at his studio in the River Arts District. But only…

Noir More Than Ever

Noir More Than Ever

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By day, Christy S. Jimenez is the Marketing Director of Flat Rock Playhouse, the State Theater of North Carolina. By night, she is a…