Riffing for a Living
Potter’s hanging planters combine imagination and pragmatism In her final semester at Florida State University, where she would get her BFA in Studio Art…
Like a Sherpa for Ceramics
WNC native leads art tours with an insider’s edge As an unemployed college student in the early ’80s, Sherry Masters would cobble together her…
Around the World in 500 Square Feet
Mobilia designer honed her chops in fascinating locales Erin Riley is so on top of sustainable design she’s able to distill the complex concept…
Engaged Porches and Other Signs of Community
Arts & Crafts event puts the “home” in home tour Christina and Brett Becker spent a year looking at the house directly across the…
Know Your Landscape
Winter class prepares a new generation of “eco gardeners” No directions on a pack of seeds can tell you how to maximize environmental sustainability. Maintaining…
Magic Town Transformation
North Asheville home is ready for its closeup On the cover of its December issue, national magazine Veranda announced “The Refined Return of Maximalism.”…
Waxing Poetic
Painter’s encaustic panels tell a complicated story Every artwork carries within it a history of its creation. But in the case of encaustic, the…
Collectors of a Feather
Local couple has Audubon holdings to make any bird nerd green By his own admission, Bill Steiner is a “psycho bird watcher.” He and…
The Oasis With Everything
Industrial chic meets cabaret glamour For an ex-New Yorker who loves his animals and his privacy, moving to the Asheville area was all about finding…
From the Old World to Our Own World
Hendersonville maker’s prolific Santas are favored by local collectors “No two Santas are the same,” promises Joan Mastny. Joan Mastny, 84, grew up loving…
What’s On Them and What’s In Them
Beautifully unique vessels fulfill the holiday spirit What could be more intimately human than the cups, bowls, goblets, and glasses that have been part…
Mobile Unit
Simpatico creatives unite in new Brevard firm Seeing a giant mobile by Alexander Calder hanging beneath architect I.M. Pei’s pyramid-shaped skylights in Washington’s National…