Tonalities
byTrackside Studios closes only two days a year (Thanksgiving and Christmas), and the large windows overlooking the namesake train tracks let in lots of…
River Arts District
Crushing It with Flamboyant Style in a Formerly “Cold and Scary” Warehouse
byI’ve always loved helping people move toward their passion and calling,” says Robert Nicholas, a former youth pastor. He’s discovered a unique way to…
Little Boxes Where We Dwell: Habitats, Spaces, and Reflections
byIt’s been almost 15 years since Mark Bettis landed in Asheville. He started out in his garage, which he quickly outgrew, and took a…
Book Artist Lost the Plot and Gained a Whole New World
byBy: Lee Stevens When Patti Fertel picks up a book at a flea market, a secondhand bookstore, or other used-book outlet, she sees more…
Passing Her Own Rorschach Test With Flying Colors
byA young boy looking at one of Barbara Fisher’s abstract paintings asked her, “Is this some kind of code?” Although she’d never described her…
He Left Behind California Stars to Embrace Asheville Skies
byWhen he lived in Northern California, Christopher Peterson played bass and guitar in The Thirsty Cats, a band he says was “… very big…
Her Multimedia Work Always Was a Trial by Fire
by“It was the loudest sound I ever heard, and now my car is a burnt marshmallow, but I feel really lucky to be alive.”…
The Tree Gives and the Painter Gives Back
byMany self-made successful businesspeople like to humble-brag that they reached their lofty perch working from the ground up. Artist Tebbe Davis has a slightly…
In the Business of Capturing the Fourth Dimension
by“Sometimes I’ve done things that kind of challenge what you think reality is,” says photo artist Steve Trehub. “A lot of it is just…
Women of Distinction: If you can see it, you can be it
byPink Dog Creative An exhibit at Pink Dog Creative displays a prolific series of oil portraits by Joseph Pearson that recognize the women in…