Ursa Major
Dentist is an enthusiastic collector of black-bear art and accessories By: Storme Smith Dr. Usama “Uzi” Kamal, owner of Black Bear Dental in Hendersonville,…
Lost in the Moment
Painter’s mountain and coastal scenes are the work of intense absorption The standard job description for a landscape painter involves close observation, trial sketching,…
Art of the Acorn
Woodturner refuses to separate beauty and utility Thomas R. Irven’s proverbial 15 minutes of fame has lasted more than six years and is still…
An Open Foyer and an Open Mind
Designer brings minor and major project decisions to light By: Carolyn Kemmett The joy that interior designer Valerie Cannon takes in her work comes…
Protector of the Species
How seed saving can preserve varieties of the past ince the 1900s, 75 percent of global plant diversity has been lost as farmers…
Grow, Develop, Dazzle
The Dahlia Ridge Trail makes a school legacy interactive By: Carolyn Kemmett “Fitzy’s Dark Angel” isn’t a band name, and “Speckled” and “Cornel” aren’t…
Working in the Post-Whimsy World
Diana Gillispie’s recent direction is the soul of simplicity Longtime Asheville resident Diana Gillispie has been a professional creator of functional pottery since the…
Local Legend
Asheville cartographer puts Western North Carolina on the map Name any trail in Western North Carolina and chances are Pete Kennedy has hiked, biked, or…
Plant Killers Encouraged
Fun workshops turn beginners into botany lovers Among the many homebound hobbies created by the isolation and confinement of the pandemic — sourdough-bread baking,…
Kiln and Kin
Trio of family potters shine in highly different styles “My family goes back six generations, right here in Graham and Jackson counties,” says ceramics artist…
A Creative Bounty
Autumn’s finest art and craft events Marriage is a team sport. Ann and Sandy Batton of Batton Clayworks, an Asheville-based purveyor of beautifully functional…
Beyond the Built-In
Structural cabinetry modernizes a millennial kitchen Betsy and Rick del Monte were so enamored of the property on Busbee Mountain where her sister and parents…