Liminal Language
byIn Liminal Language, on view in Penland’s FOCUS Gallery through July 26, artists Sarita Westrup and Iren Tete explore the tension between material, memory,…
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El Puente & Of Hand and Earth
byAccording to a poll conducted in 2017, almost half of American adults don’t know Puerto Ricans are fellow U.S. citizens. This oversight underscores how,…
WEAR, Opening August 20
byTime travel is the stuff of science fiction. But not always. This summer, more than a dozen makers will present a curated selection of…
Where Water Meets Land, Opening June 25
bye all know water is essential to life. But H20 is also essential to art. At least, that’s the premise of Where Water Meets…
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…
The United State of Ceramics
byLynne Hobaica was studying art history at Syracuse University and needed an elective. Rickie Barnett was taking painting and drawing classes at California State…
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,…
Potter Ditched “Heady” and Went Down to Earth
by“Functional pottery is a cool, subversive art form,” believes WNC potter/ceramicist Courtney Martin. “Without even knowing it, you internalize it. You hold it and…
For a Healthy Relationship, Let the Kiln have the Last Word
byShawn Ireland’s exciting partnership with clay involves struggle and surrender. “It challenges me … but being open to where it will take me keeps…
Sculptor Shapes Her Story, Your Story, and Everyone Else’s, Too
byMany of Cristina Córdova’s sculptures resist being identified as either feminine or masculine. “In the case of androgyny,” she says, “I’m really interested in…