Where Oil and Water Really Do Mix
byAbstractionists and realists relate like oil and water. Many realist painters scoff at abstract art as lacking technical mastery — and many abstractionists dismiss…
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Setting Fire to the Waiting Game
byPatience is a virtue. It’s also a smart business tactic. Asher Holman knows this first hand. Five years ago, the California transplant, who moved…
Finessing the Sincerest Form of Flattery
byAbout 15 years ago, Philip DeAngelo woke up and realized he had everything and nothing at all. On the one hand, he was an…
The Whole Point is a Point of View
byBill Green was living out West when he discovered the ramshackle remnants of Midcentury communities scattered around a rapidly gentrifying Joshua Tree, California. He…
Her Fluid Ideas are Set in Stone
by“I get an idea and start chiseling, as the stone suggests to me what it wants to be,” says Weaverville sculptor Jane Jaskevich. Her…
From the Other Side of Adornment
byJeffrey Burroughs possesses dueling energies that are equal parts precision-focused and “what-the-hell-let’s-try-it.” The iconoclast of a sports-loving Michigan family, Burroughs, who uses they/them pronouns,…
Established Glass Artist Turns Over a Quirky New Leaf
byGrowing up on the outskirts of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Deb Williams found some curious sources of entertainment. While her friends may have been inside watching…
The Sky Isn’t The Limit, It’s Only The Beginning
byIn 1980, David V. Eckert found himself painting clouds in his neighbor’s Michigan driveway. Or trying to, at least. A 13-year-old boy with undiagnosed…
Wood-Fired Whimsy Requires Constant Vigilance
byChristina Bendo first saw clay when the site for her family’s home, which her father designed and built, was excavated. “It was a defining…
Weaving the Fabric of a Homesteader’s Lifestyle
byIn farming years, five years can be a flash in the pan. But Courtney LaCaria, who started working her homestead with her husband five…