Her Portfolio Strategy Got More Colorful Over the Years
byBefore she began working in glass, Leene Hermann sold insurance and investments. “How’s that for a far cry from doing art?” she remarks. Yet…
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The Way to Stay “Creatively Unemployed” is to Never Stop Working
byMost artists who’ve been working for 55 years have an audience in mind. But John D. Richards just takes the ideas he says “pop…
As Cosplay Took Off, So Did Her Career
byWhen it comes to Sarah Lambert’s wearable wings, birds of a featherdon’t necessarily flock together. “Phoenix Out of the Ashes,” for example, is a…
Who Are You Calling Grim?
byThe more you look at Maxx Feist’s imagery, the more you see. And the mashup is compelling: an almost Victorian level of line detail…
There’s a Piece of Her Mind in Every Quilt She Deconstructs
byIf there’s a provable craft gene, Rachel Meginnes may one day weave the evidence. Her paternal grandmother hooked primitive-style rugs; her maternal grandfather was…
He’s Not Scared of Clowns, and that Has Made All the Difference
byLogan Guarglia is a painter, printmaker, freelance graphic designer, illustrator, and photographer — “I have a hard time sticking to one medium,” he says….
Sometimes “Whimsical” Has Something Dead Serious to Say
by“Children’s artwork is my favorite of all artwork — it just makes me really happy,” says long-time potter Andrea Freeman. She holds a Masters…
Restaurateur’s Life Course has Been One Long Master Class
byFrom palate to palette, restaurateur/artist Lance Brandenburg works hard at his dual passions of making oil paintings inspired by the European masters and presenting…
Meet Julia, Magdalene, and Other Life-Changing Muses
byNicholas Swann worked in the construction business for 12 years, until he realized that team projects didn’t equal personal fulfillment. “I got so burnt…
Crafty Heartwood Gallery Anticipated the Main Street Revival By Three Decades
byHeartwood Gallery owner Shelley DeKay arrived in Saluda in the fall of 1984. She and her husband, a journeyman carpenter, had been traveling and…