Sometimes a Painter Has to be Quiet to Make a Scene
byLandscape painter Kate Thayer doesn’t just recognize earth tones. “All colors are in nature if we really see,” she says. But that kind of…
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Live-Model Sculpting is the Very Shape of Intimacy
byRealist figurative painter/sculptor Angela Cunningham studied illustration at the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, before earning her BFA at Laguna…
This is the Best Argument Yet for that End-of-the-Rainbow Myth
byMany assume gold comes from within the earth. But the truth, supported by science, is way more cosmic. Jewelry artist David Vrooman says gold…
Fast-Thinking Woodturner Wasn’t Cut Out for the Stone Age
bySixteen years ago, Darrell Copeland witnessed a woodturning demonstration. Prior to that, he had studied drawing at New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, apprenticed…
Sometimes it Takes a Village to Raise a Street Artist
by“There is as much art on the outside of the [Foundation Studios] buildings as on the inside,” says Kean Werner, head of Foundation Woodworks,…
If it Can’t Be Hand Built, it’s Not on this Potter’s Horizon
byEarlham College in Richmond, Indiana, wasn’t particularly known for its art department. But it happened to have a great ceramics professor when Matt Jones…
Fine Glasswork is a Fiery Contradiction
byKit Paulson worked as a furnace glassblower before transitioning into meticulously intricate glass sculpture created with a flame torch. She’s taught her techniques at…
The Needle and the Drama
byThere’s so much fanfare around glass this season, thanks to the Dale Chihuly exhibit at Biltmore Estate and six months of companion events around…
Strip Poker is Just One Way to Radicalize the Womanly Arts
byAngie Lamoree, a long-time member of Asheville Quilt Guild, holds first-place awards in local and national quilting competitions. “I learned to crochet at 7,…
Their Romantic Summer Session Blended into a Lifetime of Artmaking
byAs a child, Jim Ostlund loved illustrations by 19th-century artists and would spend hours copying their work. “I remember feeling frustrated because … without…