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…
Since moving to Asheville by way of Michigan 11 years ago, multidisciplinary artist Alissa Mellis-Gruba has spent every possible moment capturing the region. Her…
sheville watercolorist Kathryn Phillips grew up in an Arkansas farming community. She remembers spending languid afternoons with neighborhood children — listening to thunder, catching…
Constance Ensner moved to Asheville from Los Angeles in 1985, and, with no prior business experience, launched CONSTANCE BOUTIQUE, featuring artfully modern women’s couture…
Julie 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 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 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 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…
“I had a great childhood,” says Susan Strazzella, turning the “suffering equals art” notion upside down. As though in gratitude, her painted world now…
Ken 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…
Elise 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…