Flight Plan for a Free Spirit
byBurnsville artist debuts 75 interdisciplinary works Burnsville artist Melissa L. Flattery has never been one to stay in a single lane. A former Air…
Toe River Arts
Heel to Toe
bySpruce Pine artist Dori Settles casts shoes Cinderella may have lost her slipper, but Dori Settles has found nearly 60 — and turned them…
Nature, Unscripted
byToe River Arts exhibition lets the landscape take the lead Mushroom spores, wasp nests, flower petals — in the hands of Burnsville artists George…
Five to Nine
byBy day, they keep Penland School of Craft running — managing studios, flipping omelets, sweeping floors, designing publications, and greeting visitors. But after hours?…
Thrown Together Potters: Established Makers in Clay
byDon’t let the name fool you: Thrown Together Potters is no accidental assemblage. This seasoned collective of seven North Carolina ceramicists has spent years…
Kindness in the Chaos
byIn the wake of Hurricane Helene, Bakersville artist Lori Brook Johnson noticed many alarming things: the thick smell of gasoline, rushing floodwaters, uprooted pines…
Toe River Arts Studio Tour
bylean and simple is more beautiful and more difficult than complex,” says Celo woodworker Paul Eisenhauer. The maker developed this credo in 2005 when…
A Nearly Concealed Heart, Opening April 26
bySince 1883, when coal companies began recording fatalities, it’s estimated that more than 21,000 miners have lost their lives in West Virginia coal mines….
Desserted Deserts and Beach Bumz, Through April 13
byA colony of bats covet a flying Hostess cupcake. A raccoon observes an airborne ice cream sandwich. A bewildered opossum stares at a larger-than-life…
Here’s What Happens When You Fly Away
byWhen he was only seven, Mark Woodham got a knife from his grandfather, along with some important advice. “‘Always carve away from yourself,’” Woodham…