Designer Nails a Fierce Look Out of a Folksy Concept
byKree Croga is an in-house designer for Royal Peasantry, a local fashion house/retail shop selling upcycled apparel and accessories. He likes history and he’s…
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Surrealism is Ideal for Pacifist Who Fights to Save the World
byKen Vallario doesn’t spend much time laboring over his personal brand. “I’m absolutely opposed to the concept,” the painter declares. Instead, Vallario says, he…
Cabinetry Knobs Opened the Door to a 50-Venue Occupation
byFor a long time, Sue Salvaterra Hintz was happy with the solitude of her potter’s wheel and her basement studio. But the success of…
Tradition is Breeze-Tested at the Appalachian Women’s Museum
byWhere do quilts hang out today? If you’re a collector, either of antique-patterned or free-form modern quilts, you’ve probably got your favorite specimens displayed…
Family-Influenced Woodworker Thinks Outside the Keepsake Box
byWhen Valerie Berlage was a child, the older generation strongly influenced her creativity, and in real time. That’s why she named her woodworking enterprise Lauraine…
Spring Forward by Learning Your Denim Terminology
byT.S. Eliot said, “April is the cruelest month,” and we assume he was talking about tax deadlines or late snowstorms. But maybe the poet…
Painting from Life is Not the Life this Painter Wants
byYou won’t find Jane Schmidt’s car parked at a Blue Ridge Parkway overlook so she can perch behind an easel, painting a mountain sunrise….
Portrayals of Crowds Brought this Painter to the Foreground
byUrsula Gullow is thinking big. One wall of the small studio in her home is covered with canvas; a step stool set nearby allows…
Controversial Classical Fresco Won’t Need Cherub Wings to Take Off
byHaywood Street Congregation, founded in 2009 by Rev. Brian Combs, welcomes everyone, especially those living on the fringes of our society — the homeless…
Practical Potter Would Fire any Pieces not Making Themselves Useful
by“It’s very organic,” Julie Covington says of her business’ growth. Years spent at Phil Mechanic Studios in the busy River Arts District meant she…