Fly in the Ointment and Other Game Changers
byAsheville artist Michelle Hamilton admits that “facing a blank canvas used to scare the life out of me.” But those days faded into oblivion…
Asheville artist Michelle Hamilton admits that “facing a blank canvas used to scare the life out of me.” But those days faded into oblivion…
Gallery models a fresh dynamic in the River Arts District “Pearl [Renken] thought up the name ‘Modern Muse’ out of the blue one day,”…
From an early age, mixed-media artist Connie Karleta Sales has drawn, painted, and written poetry. But for years it was her closely guarded secret….
When watercolorist Claire Simpson Jones first committed to renting a studio in the River Arts District and painting full time, she had no plan…
Accomplished local abstract painter Cindy Walton will celebrate her birthday month, April, by paying it forward to local nonprofit Our VOICE, whose stated mission…
Astrid Salinger is a junior at the School of Inquiry & Life Sciences at Asheville, aka SILSA. But you’d never be able to guess…
Shortly after moving to Waynesville from New York City in 2004, Luke Allsbrook received an unexpected invitation to accompany a certain royal personage coming…
When Hendersonville artist Phil Arrington arrived in town in 2009 from Minnesota, his new home’s lively arts community proved more influential than he’d expected….
Painter Jeffrey Luque is all about the unexpected detour. He talks about “happy accidents,” and for him, they’re not little ones. Following big instinctual…
Art school never suited Daryl Slaton. “In college, they either wanted us to draw boring still lifes or draw our feelings, making some comment…