Woodturner’s Backstory is a Gem
byBurls are bulbous deformities that grow on the trunks of trees. They develop as a protective response to injuries caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses,…
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The Soul of the Machine
by“I have a lot of irons in the fire.” When Nick Gentile says this, he means it figuratively and literally. Gentile — who majored…
The Age of Understanding
byMultimedia artist Heather Hietala confides that her repertoire derives from “the intensity of life, love, loss, and grief I’ve experienced — and the understanding…
The Rolling Stones of Adornment
byBorn and raised in Canton, Jimmi Buell left Haywood County after high school and moved to Charlotte. In the “big city,” she got a…
Mixing it Up on Gallery Row
byGallery Mélange unites the work of two abstract painters and a jewelry maverick The story of Gallery Mélange, the newest fine-art venue on Biltmore…
Jaime Byrd Contemporary Art Gallery Grand Opening Celebration
byome artists paint so viscerally that their brushstrokes almost come to life. Then there’s Jaime Byrd. A longtime filmmaker, Byrd uses augmented reality (AR)…
Weaverville Art Safari Studio Tour, April 27-28
byost safaris spotlight megafauna like African elephants, Barbary lions, and Cape buffalo. But during the Weaverville Art Safari Studio Tour, painter Kim Austin wants…
4th Annual Upcycle Art Auction
byor more than 20 years, the Community Housing Coalition (CHC) of Madison County has kept low-income residents safe by fixing leaking roofs, updating faulty…
With Flying Colors
byIn 1985, Hendersonville artist Norie Sanchez started quilting — a lot. “I’ve done it all: wall hangings, bed quilts, baby quilts, hand-pieced, machine-pieced, hand-quilted, machine-quilted,…
On The Wing
byIllustrator Casey Girard (they/them) never thought much about birds until January 2018, when they awoke to find more than 100 pine siskins in their…