Light in the Darkness
Glass artist’s brightest pivots have followed trying times When Hurricane Helene pushed the French Broad River through the small town of Marshall, NC, it…
“Mr. Bowling Ball” and Other Game Changers
Lesser-known evergreens round out the landscape To look at Ryan Brower now, smiling ear to ear beside his wife Sarah Macrae Brower and their…
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,…
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…
Over Easy
Dramatic kitchen remodel emphasizes openness and flow Theresa Soffronoff says she is a kitchen person. “I spend most of my time at home in…
More Minimal
Designer appointed her dream career piece by piece Valery Huffenus began her interior-design career as an assistant at a Decorating Den Interiors franchise in New Jersey….
Message in a Bobbin
Quilt event displays the enduring freshness of a traditional genre The Western North Carolina Quilters Guild’s spring show, held once every two years, bestows…
View Finder
Flat Rock resident displays a century’s worth of cameras Even on a drizzly day, the view through the floor-to-ceiling windows that form the rear…
How You Bamboo: Montford resident gradually curated the world’s fastest growing plant
Carol Stangler describes the medium she practiced for many years as environmental art: working with natural materials to make baskets and create sculptural pieces….
The Art and Soul of Hand Weaving
The colorful history of Crossnore Weavers threads back to 1923, when Dr. Mary Martin Sloop — founder, with her husband Dr. Eustace Sloop, of…