Painter’s Dream Re-emerged After Brushes With Death
by“I remember waking up in ICU in an Atlanta hospital and being truly amazed I was still alive.” It was 1998. For years, Wendy…
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It Takes Two to Tango, But only a Single Epiphany to Dip out of Functional Ceramics
byWhen he took an Argentine tango class, Eric Knoche says he felt as though he was seeing the true nature of the world for…
When it Comes to Woodworking, What Doesn’t Kill You Gives You Great Pleasure
byDana Smith has always had a penchant for woodworking. He loves the natural beauty of the grain and the story it tells about how…
Decades of Study and Thousands of Miles in, Blower is Still Hot for Glass
byJohn Almaguer’s artistic epiphany wasn’t reverent or momentous. It just made him giddy — “like a kid in a candy shop,” he says. “No…
the Ceiling of Traditional Glasswork
byBeing the first executive director of the two-year-old North Carolina Glass Center, Kari Rinn has found a labor of love. The facility in the…
“If You Don’t Feel it, it’s Not Doing You Any Good”
bySteve Mann is a commercial photographer and the co-owner of West Asheville’s Double Crown, the atmospheric pocket bar where he shelters his other passion:…
Quilter Deconstructs the Fabric of Tradition
byJudy Simmons began by making a traditional quilt. But she didn’t like working with a fixed pattern. So for the second one, she tried…
Miniature Works can Ignite Major Spiritual Awakenings
byMost people believe an artist leaves a bit of themselves in their work, but when Amanda Heinz-Stevenson builds her matchbox shrines, she hopes just…
After Looking at a Child’s Hands, She Quit her Job to Revive an Ancient Art Form
byPortrait by Matt Rose In 1997, Julie Schantz became so smitten with henna body adornment, or mehndi, that she quit her job as a…
Her Watercolors Flow Like the River that Shaped her Childhood
byKathryn B. Phillips disagrees when people tell her watercolor is the most difficult medium. She politely redirects, choosing a softer word. It’s not difficult…