This is What Persistence of Vision Looks Like
byNew York born and now WNC-based Roscoe Conn is a painter, collagist, soccer coach, art teacher, and retired Rutherford County public-school educator whose paintings…
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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…
Maybe the Heart Really is Made of Porcelain
byWhen Nina Kawar’s marriage ended in divorce, she helped herself heal from that painful experience by falling in love again — with sculptural ceramics….
Art Imitates Literary Life
byWhere the Crawdads Sing, by Western North Carolina resident Delia Owens, has broken all kinds of sale records for a debut novel. Perched on…
Art Goes Forward at the Newly Relocated Momentum Gallery
byThree expansive plate glass windows front the 100-year-old brick building that is home to Momentum Gallery on the busy Broadway-Biltmore artery that moves vehicles…
Reel Talk With a Bagpipe Player Turned Maker
byIt was the 1980s, an era before Outlander made kilts sexy again, when most people associated bagpipes with traditional weddings and funerals — when…
Providence Refuses to Fit Inside One Medium
byLisa Steffens grew up along New York’s Hudson River, and her mother studied fashion design at the area’s prestigious Pratt Institute for a year…
You Can’t “Like” These Visionary Postcards, But You Can Love Them
byLamar Campbell Le Compte Sr. rarely practiced moderation. From 1913, when he founded the Asheville Postcard Company, to his death in 1977, Le Compte…
Adorning Oneself With the Remains of the Day
byAnna Johnson dug a hole in her backyard and buried the dead snake that had been in her freezer for weeks. Along with it,…