Sculptor’s “Quartet” Lands an Open-Air Gig
byLocal sculptor David Sheldon, who also paints, took a concept inspired by the Blue Ridge mountains and adapted it to the Eastern Sierras. Following…
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Bigger Than a Breadbox, Wittier Than Anything
byKatrina Chenevert works outrageously in a multitude of mediums including, assemblage, soft sculpture, installations, and paint. Her Katrina Chenevert Gallery is an eye-popping showcase…
Suite Américaine
byFeaturing the work of the Center for Craft’s Artist Fellows, funded by the organization’s Research Fund, Suite Américaine is the first in a series…
It’s a Place Where Blending In Means Standing Out
byChifferobe Home & Garden owner Stephanie Wilder moved to Western North Carolina from Charlotte in 1989, noting, “Like many people, I was drawn to…
Pop Tart Life
byKatrina Chenevert, whose eponymous gallery in Biltmore Village recently launched, talks about the venue’s “very soft opening” last winter, which was little more than…
Wild Art Outdoor Sculpture Showcase
byThe North Carolina Arboretum As spring blooms throughout the Southern Appalachian mountains, the North Carolina Arboretum is filling its gardens with more than just…
Patrick Dougherty Builds His Legacy Stick by Stick
byOn a crisp morning in late March, with the fog still hanging like curtains around the mountains, Patrick Dougherty, his son Sam, and their…
Sculptor Only Operates Under His Own Influence
byBy the time Richard Flottemesch decided to make art his life’s work, in his junior year at the University of Maryland, the Baltimore native…
The Art of Staying Inside the Box
byJackson Martin is a contrarian: He believes rules beget innovation rather than stifle it. “Parameters are something I give my students all the time,”…
The Struggle is Real, But So is the Sculpture
byWhen Peter Dallos made his first metal sculpture, in 1998, the work’s welded and coruscated steel, battered but resilient, seemed to crystallize much of…