When You Grow Up in Paris but Discover Art in the American South …
byFrederic Payet is a self-taught painter whose palette-knife works are impressionistic with a signature, secret vibrancy. Born on the island of Madagascar, Payet was…
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Stabbing Something 1,000 Times Provides the Ultimate Stress Relief
bySassy Jacks Stitchery displays embroidery samplers more than 300 years old. But shop owner Kim Young’s mission is to keep the ancient craft alive…
Early Dumpster Diving Indicates a Future of Skulls and Watch Parts
byBobbie Polizzi, who brands her work as “Junk & Disorderly,” moved to WNC in 1997 as a product-design executive for a manufacturing company. She’s…
Smoke ’em if You Got ’em
byIn the same way that some former Western North Carolina tobacco farms are being repurposed through crop diversification, Clark Whittington transformed Midcentury cigarette-vending machines…
Illustrator’s Roller-Coaster Ride Becomes the Viewer’s Peaceful Landing
byFian Arroyo is a big-time illustrator with a client roster that includes Scholastic, Boy Scouts of America, Miller Lite, US News and World Report,…
She Mapped Her Journey Back to Art on the Front of a Notecard
by“Curiosity is what brought me to where I am today,” says collage artist McKenzie Keenan, who owns and operates an atelier in Brevard, Heart…
Sculptor Shapes Her Story, Your Story, and Everyone Else’s, Too
byMany of Cristina Córdova’s sculptures resist being identified as either feminine or masculine. “In the case of androgyny,” she says, “I’m really interested in…
He Wants His Art to Talk to Itself While You Listen
by“I’m not an artist who is comfortable with pigeonholing myself,” says oil painter Peter Roux. “When I work with representational art I get itchy…
Kitchenware was Crucial in Her Potter’s Evolution
byCathey Bolton’s hands are muddy as she chats with customers in her Waynesville gallery Art on Depot. They often tour the rainbow of mugs,…
Her Main Inspiration is, in Fact, Not Being Inspired
byWhen Cindy Walton enters her painting studio, she leaves everyday concerns at the door. She moves swiftly, “attacking” the canvas. “My main thing is…