Miniaturist’s Work Looms Large with Collectors
byBy: Carolyn Kemmett Once considered a niche hobby or the domain of retirees, miniatures are trending big time — pun intended — with the…
By: Carolyn Kemmett Once considered a niche hobby or the domain of retirees, miniatures are trending big time — pun intended — with the…
By: Margaret Butler November is a busy time for Brad Dodson, potter and owner of Mud Dabbers Pottery & Crafts II, located in Balsam, just…
Artist Tracey McCracken Palmer, who grew up in Western North Carolina, has drawn and painted for as long as she can remember. But, she…
Waynesville ceramicist Laurey-Faye Dean grew up in a fundamentalist preacher’s family, around churchgoers who were true believers. Then, as a child, she found the…
Ceramic artist Kaaren Stoner cites nature as the inspiration for her work, and that becomes elegantly obvious at first glance. Not only does her…
“Sometimes I almost have to hide my new work so people won’t buy it,” admits potter Julie Calhoun-Roepnack, a member of the prestigious Southern…
A Clear Vision in the Smoky Mountains Ever since it was founded in 1977, the Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) has played a key…
Decades before Weaverville’s Suzanne Q Evon (or just “Q,” as many know her) established herself as an internationally recognized jewelry artist and designer, she…
After 35 years as a working artist, doing commissions in watercolor, acrylic, oil, and pen and ink, Laura Richardson had every intention of retiring….
“Sometimes I dance when I paint, and some days I am very personal and I put that feeling onto canvas,” reveals Waynesville artist Sun…