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Bright Ideas in Dark Times

Bright Ideas in Dark Times

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When we spoke with Elizabeth Ivey in late August, nothing seemed to stop the acclaimed mixed-media artist from fashioning her bright and bold fabric…

Coming Up Dandelions

Coming Up Dandelions

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Wishing Flower Press & Bindery roots itself in a reverence for the botanical As a kid in southern New Hampshire, printmaker and book artist…

An Accretionary Tale

An Accretionary Tale

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Fear of the Blank Canvas — FOBC for short — isn’t a clinical diagnosis you’ll find in any medical textbooks or peer-reviewed journals. But…

The Fringe of the Fringe

The Fringe of the Fringe

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Asheville Print Studio + Gallery continues to buck the system By: Mary Wanser Asheville Print Studio + Gallery is all analogue, but in “bucking…

Cultivating New Passions

Cultivating New Passions

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In 1894, the Women’s Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church founded the Asheville Farm School on 420 acres in the Swannanoa Valley….

A Wild Card 

A Wild Card 

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On a typical day, you’ll probably find printmaker Macon York traipsing around her four-acre property in Laurel Park. After tending to the laying hens,…

Taking a Page From the Past

Taking a Page From the Past

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In 1998, when Melanie Hopkins married her beau Daniel, a loved one gifted the newlyweds a bag of potpourri. Hopkins could’ve been like most…

Craft Chronicles

Craft Chronicles

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Sure, rhododendron leaves may look verdant and waxy. But when boiled in an iron kettle, the leaves dye wool a steely shade of gray….

Signed, Sealed, Unfolding

Signed, Sealed, Unfolding

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Printmaking is a fluid fine-art form at Obee Editions The printmaking process can be absolutely mystifying to the casual enthusiast, and even masters of…