Where Craft Becomes Community
Join collectors and makers at the 39th Annual National Arts & Crafts Conference Few gatherings honor the handmade quite like the National Arts &…
The Giving Things
Winter group show explores the beauty of everyday devotion When Hurricane Helene flooded her studio in Asheville’s River Arts District, Gretchen Chadwick had to…
Between Earth and Ether
Tryon Arts & Crafts School opens its winter season This winter, Tryon Arts & Crafts School (TACS) presents two exhibitions that move between the…
From Serenity to Spring
Asheville Gallery of Art opens the new year with fresh exhibitions For Western North Carolina painter Lindsay Keeling, creativity and structure go hand in…
Built by Generations
Folk Art Center exhibition marks a century of making A century after its founding in Brasstown, the John C. Campbell Folk School continues to…
Laser Focus on the Farm
French Country kitchen is a feat of elegant symmetry By: Carolyn Kemmett Dreaming about a custom kitchen is time-consuming fun — you let your…
Going After the Good
Artist shows a seasoned pastiche of earthiness and fantasy Cynthia Brody took a few art courses in New York while she was raising her…
Tall Advice for Little Trees
Owner of backyard nursery dispels bonsai-growing myths Like many other bonsai enthusiasts, Asheville’s Billy Schweig was frustrated by the lack of available quality starter…
Emanating Its Inner Laws
The Black Mountain College story as told by its Midcentury buildings After the summer-long fun at Camp Rockmont, and after the global-culture arts festival…
An Enveloping Warmth
Design Director explains the perks of the PLATT approach By: Carolyn Kemmett As Interior Design Director for the well-established but always innovative PLATT firm…
Mountain Mist
Flat Rock renovation is full of soft color and earthy textures Atop a gleaming, hand-carved, heavy wood console in the generously sized entry foyer…
Framing the Positive
Haywood County home blurs the line between architecture and attitude “We’re optimists,” says the owner of a 120-acre property in Haywood County. When she and…