If You Don’t Change Up the Scenery, it’s Hard to Fly
byDavid Sheldon has loved birds ever since he was a kid. He calls them “nature’s magical faeries,” and still owns his original copy of…
River Arts District
This is Insider Art for Everyone
byHer process doesn’t require a lot of steps: “I just paint what pulls at my heart,” says Bee Sieburg, who’s been doing just that…
You’ll find Her where the Pink Beds Meet the Philippines
byChristie Calaycay perches on a stool in her shared studio at Pink Dog Creative in the River Arts District. There’s an ease in her…
She Illustrates the Idea that Nature is Wildly Predictable
byMany artists have drawn inspiration from the mountains and forests surrounding Western North Carolina. But for painter/illustrator Sarah Faulkner, that outdoor beauty has to…
One Woman’s Trash is Another Woman’s Highly Vibrational Energy Conductor
byFrances Domingues studied psychology in college, started painting in her down time, and developed a passion for black-and-white photography. But after graduation and the…
He Slunk His Way Into an Elegant Upcycling Career
byFatherhood changed the way Corey McNabb looked at a Slinky, the classic toy that “walks the stairs without a care,” according to one…
Porcelain Potter has Secured an Unbreakable Legacy
byMichael Hofman took a lot of clay classes in college because, he jokes, the potters had the best parties. “They were always walking around…
One-Man Factory is Continually Stoked for the Next Project
byJosh Copus is a successful ceramic artist, and, with his wife Emily, a commercial flower grower (she’s their company’s head designer). But he refuses…
If You Cut Your Own Hair to Make Paintbrushes, Nothing will Get in Your Way
byOlga Dorenko was born in Uzbekistan. “My father was in the military, so we moved around a lot, from one end of the country…
When You Grow Up in Paris but Discover Art in the American South …
byFrederic Payet is a self-taught painter whose palette-knife works are impressionistic with a signature, secret vibrancy. Born on the island of Madagascar, Payet was…