Finding Art Made Him Feel Better, but this isn’t Feel-Good Art
byYears ago, DeWayne Barton totally redirected his life. “I wanted to represent love,” he says. He came back to his hometown, but he never…
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You Can’t Fall Off the Edge of a Rounded Vessel
byAfter a career as a massage therapist, Lucy Clark touched clay for the first time at age 45. And that was it. “Clay is…
Her Imprint is All Over Brevard (and the World)
byPainter, printmaker, and gallery owner Ann DerGara moved to Brevard 19 years ago, to escape the hectic city life of Atlanta. “The landscape touched…
The Gearhead Who Likes Printmaking Equipment Accelerates his Art
byHe became interested in the machinery before the actual artwork that it made — and that’s how Dave Ladendorf, a former tech manager,…
Glass Couple Established Permanent Residency on the Cutting Edge
byClay was always too slow for Billy Bernstein. He wanted to see the imprint of his efforts in real time. “I was studying ceramics…
Waterfalls and Wi-Fi Give Photographers a New Perspective
byNestled in 20 lush acres of mountain forest, the high-end retreat Mountain Lens, owned by April Johnson and Jeff Miller, offers photography workshops to…
Behind Every Stone is a Complex Molecular Backstory
byErica Stankwytch Bailey’s earliest art project was shaded by science. “When I was probably six years old, I would take my crayons and a…
Radiologist Delights in Creating Tools that Aren’t for Dire Situations
byDr. Paul M. Silverman’s house is full of the tools he remembers in his father’s basement. Rusty and worn wrenches of all shapes and…
Imagine a Copy Machine so Crummy it Blows Up into a Beautiful Business
byMica Mead and Colin Sutherland launched Woolly Press in 2013, after discovering the unique aesthetic potential of a circa-1986 printer called the Risograph. The…
Critters on Wheels Can Better Outrun the Human Threat
by“One of my squirrel sculptures was sitting in the window,” recalls artist Libba Tracy. “A hawk saw it, thought it was real, and flew…