An Instructor’s Early Shade Didn’t Keep This Artist Out of the Light
by“When people look at my work, the remark I most often hear is how well I use color.” Cathyann Burgess laughs softly as she…
Brevard
How to Ollie Into the Fine-Art World
byThe year 1989 was a kickflip to the ankle for lifelong skateboarder George Peterson. Stuck in his sleepy hometown of Bishop, California (population 3,747),…
When the Mailbox Holds Epiphanies Instead of Flyers
byHighway 64 is the primary artery connecting Hendersonville to Brevard. It intersects Etowah’s few stoplights, patters past Transylvania County farmland, and finally empties near…
Architect Sets Up House in the “Beginner’s Mind”
byIn 1995, following a long career as an architect, Werner Haker — born in Germany and raised partly in New York City — moved…
From Her Safe Space to Yours, With Love
byMary Farmer dwells deep in encaustic, a layered, two-dimensional (but sculptural) painting medium that uses beeswax and damar resin. Following a stay in rehab…
Point, Shoot, Infiltrate, Sculpt, Repeat
by“I like making things with my hands” isn’t exactly the way one would expect a conversation with a noted photographer to begin, but that’s…
The Success of Number 7 Arts Was Never Left to Chance
byNumber 7 Arts, named for its original location at 7 East Main St. in Brevard, has been an active supporter of the arts in…
Where There’s Wood, There’s a Way
byWhen José Pablo Barreda comes upon a broken chair set on a curb, he stops his car and pulls over. Where others see trash,…
Rich Rewards from Portraits That Don’t Pay
byWhen Lib Mason slipped out of a transactional relationship with art,things began to blossom. The portraitist moved from Charleston to Brevard five years ago…
It Was the Right Place (Must Have Been the Right Time)
byWhen Rob Travis was a kid, he’d visit his grandmother once or twice a year in rural Georgia, and she taught him to identify…