Creativity in Crisis
byArtists across Western North Carolina lead recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene On Friday, September 27, Hurricane Helene tore through the mountains of Western North…
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Henderson County Maker Accepted to Elite Competition
by“There is a deep magic rooted here,” Eleanor Palmer says of Western North Carolina. Born and raised in Hendersonville, Palmer spent her childhood collecting…
Taking a Page From the Past
byIn 1998, when Melanie Hopkins married her beau Daniel, a loved one gifted the newlyweds a bag of potpourri. Hopkins could’ve been like most…
Going Big With “Happy Little Accidents”
byPainter Jeffrey Luque is all about the unexpected detour. He talks about “happy accidents,” and for him, they’re not little ones. Following big instinctual…
She Responded to a Casting Call
byShock and awe. Molten iron. The risk of bodily harm. For metal sculptor Julie Slattery it was intense, unexpected, and spelled lifelong love at…
Gallery on Hendersonville’s Hip 7th Avenue Goes Big
byIt was supposed to be a practical, multi-use space. “Honestly, we hadn’t really thought about a gallery,” says Julie Wilmot, who, with her husband…
Crafting a Low-Tech Legacy
byBy: Lee Stevens Paulo DeSousa was born in Portugal and has lived in the U.S. since age 16. He was a language teacher in…
They Inked Their Dream in Eight Thousand Square Feet
byTheirs was a big dream, one that did not foresee the pandemic — but a persistent dream nonetheless. Katie Montes and Cody Reed, two…
Career Photographer Has a Lucrative Nesting Instinct
bySince she was a young child helping her father in his darkroom, through middle and high school shooting yearbook and newspaper pictures, working her…
Solid Oak and 77,000 Beads are Just the Start of a Lasting Impression
by“The store itself has become a work of art,” says Donna Leven, co-founder of Carolina Mountain Artists Guild in downtown Hendersonville. The Guild opened…