Feel the Heal & Members Challenge: Legacies
byAt eight years old, Long Island native Karin Hammler decided she wanted to be just like her artsy older sister, Birgit. And so, she…
Openings
Early Fall Shows at Blue Spiral 1
byPenland fiber artist Vicki Essig is a shepherd of sorts, but you won’t find her traipsing through rolling pastures with her flock. That’s because…
Bi-Annual Grovewood Village Studio Tour
byOver the last 75 years, the global whale-shark population has been cut in half by climate change, industrial fishing, and other threats. This biodiversity…
FLOW
byThe word “flow” carries a lot of meaning for Asheville multi-disciplinary artist David Sheldon. At its most literal, the single syllable refers to water…
The Natural World
byIf you’ve ever climbed to the top of Bearwallow Mountain — a 4,232-foot grassy bald in the Hickory Nut Gorge — and felt an…
Art After Dark
byThe daughter of an artist, Suzanne Barrett Justis grew up painting. But it wasn’t until after she graduated from the University of Tennessee with…
New Shows at Blue Spiral 1, Opening Sept. 6
byPenland fiber artist Vicki Essig is a shepherd of sorts, but you won’t find her traipsing through rolling pastures with her flock. That’s because…
Pumpkin Patch, Opening Sept. 4
byAsheville flameworker Mark DeShields’ “unexplainable reverence” for pumpkins dates back to elementary school, when every student in his grade was given one to carve….
Judy Simmons and Alan “Doc” Welty, Opening Sept. 1
byAlan “Doc” Welty earned his nickname while attending the Herron School of Art + Design in Indianapolis. “… I carried my supplies around in…
Against the Grain, Opening August 7
byWoodblock printer Kent Ambler need not amble far for inspiration. Living on 12 acres on Paris Mountain near Greenville, South Carolina, his surroundings afford…