The Way to Stay “Creatively Unemployed” is to Never Stop Working
byMost artists who’ve been working for 55 years have an audience in mind. But John D. Richards just takes the ideas he says “pop…
Sculpture
His True Grit is a Stone Composite That Dries Into Fine Art
byWhen John Wayne Jackson was born, his mother thought it would be a clever idea to ask his six siblings to name him. “They…
How Makers of All Kinds Reclaimed the World’s Vilified Creatures
byThose once-feared flying mammals don’t want to nest in your hair — bats are too busy gobbling mosquitoes with superpower abandon. Building protective bat…
“Disturbing the Comfortable” is Part of This Nurse’s Artistic Oath
byAs a child, Deborah Anderson was fascinated by pieces of animal skeletons she found in the woods. She’d take them home and try to…
Haen Gallery Adds New Dimension to its Big Reputation
bySeven years after establishing The Haen Gallery on Biltmore Avenue in Asheville in 2006, owner/director Chris Foley opened a second gallery in Brevard’s hip…
Metal Sculptor’s Career was Sparked by a Love of Animals
byHer dad, who refurbished guitars, taught her to work with tools. Her mom worked another angle, instilling a passion for wildlife. Every birthday, Mel…
Looks Mean Everything to this Late-Career Sculptor
byBack in 2001, during Bill Holmes’ first pottery class, every other student in the room was making bowls. Holmes, however, was more ambitious. He’d…
The Characters She Creates are Literally Full of Themselves
byGrowing up in the mountains of Western North Carolina, Karen Hawkins often found herself exploring the depths of her creative imagination in the woods…
If You Don’t Change Up the Scenery, it’s Hard to Fly
byDavid Sheldon has loved birds ever since he was a kid. He calls them “nature’s magical faeries,” and still owns his original copy of…
Studying Kids’ Encyclopedias Prompted an Old-School Approach
byMultimedia sculptor Anne Lemanski graduated from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan, before accepting residencies at Penland School of Crafts near Burnsville…