Successful House Builder Turned Himself Into a Deconstructionist
byHolland Van Gores has worked with wood his entire life, building everything from skateboards as a kid to custom houses in the Virgin Islands….
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To Raise the Bar on Cosplay, Craft an Artisan Lightsaber
byBy: Mike Schoeffel By now, being called a “geek” is commonplace — anyone who’s focused on a niche art form, or deeply immersed in…
Woodturner Lathed On Through to the Other Side
byDavid Ellsworth, a turner of delicate, thin-walled wood sculptures, is always aware that his tools might puncture the surface of his works and ruin…
Ten Thousand Barns and One Good Cause
byAn upcoming gala will unite two organizations that bring honor to Southern Appalachian cultural heritage. The Appalachian Barn Alliance and The Saints of Paint…
Staying in One Place Isn’t Palette-able for Artistic Growth
byBee Adams paints quickly. Perhaps because she’s moved around a lot, she prefers the first stages of a project, that early excitement, to the…
She and Paint are Back Into a Manipulative Relationship
by“Panic sets in when you go out on your own and you’ve got to figure out your artistic voice,” says multimedia artist Michelle D….
A Reflective Moment at the Water’s Edge Rippled into a Painting Career
byCynthia L. Wilson was a young grad student at the University of Alabama when her mother died. “I didn’t have a very good way…
Designer Slows Fashion Down to the Speed of Rust
byGigi Reneé is the owner of the clothing boutique Vintage Moon Modern in downtown Asheville, and a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild….
It’s Much More Than a “No Strings Attached” Kind of Relationship
byKen Jones, a renowned luthier in Candler who will participate this month in the Mountain Acoustics Luthier Invitational, has spent 30 years in the…
Photographer Keeps Her Creativity Up by Keeping Her Head Down
byDuring the 17 years that photographer Kristen Smith lived in Los Angeles, she often did a rather odd thing in that famously vehicular city:…