Foraging the Landscape
bySince moving to Asheville by way of Michigan 11 years ago, multidisciplinary artist Alissa Mellis-Gruba has spent every possible moment capturing the region. Her…
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Stepping Outside, Opening May 1
bysheville watercolorist Kathryn Phillips grew up in an Arkansas farming community. She remembers spending languid afternoons with neighborhood children — listening to thunder, catching…
Simple is the Hardest Part
byConstance Ensner moved to Asheville from Los Angeles in 1985, and, with no prior business experience, launched CONSTANCE BOUTIQUE, featuring artfully modern women’s couture…
Meet Her in the Garden of Unearthly Delights
byJulie Armbruster is grateful for her freed-up time in 2020. Never mind the pandemic — her world has always been weird. The illustrator’s drawings,…
Cindy Walton
byCindy WaltonMedium: mixed mediaWedge Studios, 310 ArtCindywalton.com What I’m Working On: My latest work is a deviation from pure painting to a mix of painting…
Elise Okrend
byElise OkrendMedium: paintingWedge Studioseliseokrend.com What I’m Working On: My husband Phil and I have been collaborating on a series of videos pairing my pastel art…
Bee Sieburg
byBee SieburgMedium: paintingWedge StudiosFacebook.com/bee.sieburg.art What I’m Working On: My studio is closed but art must go on. I’m also participating in the Artist Support…
Leaving the Corporate World Meant Landing in a Field of Flowers
by“I had a great childhood,” says Susan Strazzella, turning the “suffering equals art” notion upside down. As though in gratitude, her painted world now…
Surrealism is Ideal for Pacifist Who Fights to Save the World
byKen Vallario doesn’t spend much time laboring over his personal brand. “I’m absolutely opposed to the concept,” the painter declares. Instead, Vallario says, he…
Pastelist Knows the Road to Peace is Paved with Good Intentions
byElise Okrend’s canvases are far from private. They’re on daily display for thousands at a number of major hospitals, including locally at Mission in…