Duality in Nature
byMother Nature thrives on contrast — light and dark, stillness and motion, growth and decay. It’s this constant push and pull that inspires painter…
The Gallery at Flat Rock
Rock of Ages
byPopular gallery changes owners but sustains its original vision “I didn’t plan to open a gallery,” says Suzanne Camarata, talking about the 2,550-square-foot space…
The Natural World
byIf you’ve ever climbed to the top of Bearwallow Mountain — a 4,232-foot grassy bald in the Hickory Nut Gorge — and felt an…
9th Annual Art in Bloom, August 30-September 1
byNothing lasts forever. This is especially true of fresh flowers, which grow pallid and mournful within days of being harvested. That’s part of what…
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…
No Space for Contemporary Textiles in the Cosmos
byMadison County fiber artist Ruby Bock isn’t one to overthink her work. “A lot of people say, ‘My art reflects the deep inner cosmos…
A Reflective Moment at the Water’s Edge Rippled into a Painting Career
byCynthia L. Wilson was a young grad student at the University of Alabama when her mother died. “I didn’t have a very good way…
Early Dumpster Diving Indicates a Future of Skulls and Watch Parts
byBobbie Polizzi, who brands her work as “Junk & Disorderly,” moved to WNC in 1997 as a product-design executive for a manufacturing company. She’s…
Sometimes a Painter Has to be Quiet to Make a Scene
byLandscape painter Kate Thayer doesn’t just recognize earth tones. “All colors are in nature if we really see,” she says. But that kind of…
Live-Model Sculpting is the Very Shape of Intimacy
byRealist figurative painter/sculptor Angela Cunningham studied illustration at the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, before earning her BFA at Laguna…