Artists of WNC
byBritish-American painter Julyan Davis has always felt he was born a little too late. “Since I was a kid,” he tells Asheville Made, “I…
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From the Lowlands to the Highlands
byModernist Will Henry Stevens (1881-1949) was born in Vevay, Indiana. But it was the time he spent in the Louisiana Bayou and the Appalachian…
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…
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…
New Shows at Blue Spiral 1, Opening July 5
byf imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then pastiche is a close second. A classic art-school assignment, pastiche requires that creatives blend the…
Four New Shows at Blue Spiral 1, Opening May 3
byiminal space refers to a transitional or in-between state. It’s neither here nor there but rather a threshold between two distinct realities. Liminal spaces…
Layering On The Dream
byLainard Bush can pinpoint the moment he became an artist. It was December 15, 1987 — his birthday. To celebrate, he booked an outdoor…
The Whole Point is a Point of View
byBill Green was living out West when he discovered the ramshackle remnants of Midcentury communities scattered around a rapidly gentrifying Joshua Tree, California. He…
“Reality is Not Static” and Other Court Secrets
byShortly after moving to Waynesville from New York City in 2004, Luke Allsbrook received an unexpected invitation to accompany a certain royal personage coming…
Everything is Sculptural, Even the Process
byThough Eleanor Annand was born in Wilmington, NC, her family was living in Germany when she began kindergarten. She met the challenge of not…