Deep Cut
byPine trees have their limits. Asheville sculptor and art educator Thomas Schram learned this as a young boy growing up in North Carolina’s Piedmont…
Sculpture
Creative Heights
byIn 1875, Highlands began as a high-elevation haven for those seeking relief from heat and humidity. But the summer colony quickly transformed into a…
News from the League
byThe Art League of Henderson County has a full calendar this spring, starting with the return of Fabulous Fakes. A seasonal favorite, this quirky…
Gallery Interrupted
byWhat happens to a dream deferred by ongoing road construction? For Julie and Phil Wilmot, owners of Art on 7th in Hendersonville, that dream…
Mending Through the Mud
byMaryJane Findley knows how it feels to fall apart at the seams. In 2001, she was living in Astoria, New York, with her then-husband,…
Rediscovering Discovering Fire
byThe discovery of fire 420 million years ago — give or take a few centuries — changed the world. Sculptor Claudia Moore Field might…
Another Kind of Networking
byWhen Alyssa Sacora was growing up in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, nature was an ally and not something to be held at bay. At a…
The Age of Understanding
byMultimedia artist Heather Hietala confides that her repertoire derives from “the intensity of life, love, loss, and grief I’ve experienced — and the understanding…
4th Annual Upcycle Art Auction
byor more than 20 years, the Community Housing Coalition (CHC) of Madison County has kept low-income residents safe by fixing leaking roofs, updating faulty…
Outside the (Toy) Box at *Assembly Required
byTrendy toys are cheap in spirit, if not always in price tag, and well after the commercial blitz of the holidays is over, *Assembly…