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…
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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…
Replacing Phone Scrolling With Stitching is Perhaps Most Subversive of All
byOodles of Billboard music chart toppers are easy-to-play three-chord songs, and all of Western music is only comprised of a dozen notes. According to…
Europe Provided the Blueprint for Architect’s Painting Career
byFor Michael Robinson, creativity has always been about two mediums: painting and architecture. The latter has economically sustained him for decades. The former has…
Stitching the Sewing Community Back Together Again
byIn their latest endeavor, legacy craft-gear manufacturer Diamond Brand Gear, having manufactured outdoor and mountain-lifestyle clothing and equipment since 1881, has helped launch an…
Artist From Christmas Town Still Addicted to Twinkling Color
by“I had to fall on my ass in order to become an artist,” says Angela Alexander with a laugh. “It was in 2004, I…
They’ve Been Crafting Rings Around the Industry for 40 Years
byKathleen Doyle remembers the moment she realized she and Tom Reardon were built to last. It was the mid-’80s. Doyle and Reardon, already well-established…
Studio Glass Influencer Runs an Inside Operation
byHe was studying ceramics at Florida Atlantic University when, on awhim, he bought a book on glassblowing. “It cost $18, which I really didn’t…
Once a One-Man Show, Always a One-Man Show
byScott Summerfield prefers to work alone. Not surprising when you learn he was an only child who grew up on a sparsely populated barrier…
Bits of Window Screen are Really Just Old-Fashioned Pixels
by“I always thought I’d like sculpting or pottery because I like three- dimensional art, but after years of watercolor, I was determined to find…