Sculptor leaves the direction of her nautical vessels to chance
A fire in 1996 destroyed Heather Allen Hietala’s childhood home and all its contents, but ultimately sparked in her a deep curiosity for wood-fired…
Serenity Now
Nature Deficit Disorder is not yet recognized in medical textbooks or psychology journals, but to Betty and Robert Balentine, it was a very real…
Clean Energy
Popular kitchen towels remain a hands-on endeavor Daphne Cohan, co-creator of The High Fiber, sells handprinted towels and napkins to more than 200 retailers in…
Bringing Her “B” Game
Melanie Boggs inspires an addition to her husband’s woodworking repertoire Brian Boggs Chairmakers is well known, highly regarded, and multi awarded for collections of striking…
One Thousand Orchids is the Antidote to Winter
The all-season conservatory at Biltmore has bloomed under new direction When Conservatory Horticulturist Todd Roy arrived at Biltmore in 2016 to assume responsibility for the…
The Feathers in His Cap
Glass artist’s celebrated career circles around birds When Shane Fero was not quite 14, his family left Chicago, Illinois for Winter Haven, Florida —…
Art You Walk All Over
Floor-cloth maker takes advantage of botanical abundance Twenty years ago, Lynette Miller left her job teaching photography at a university in Western New York…
A Deck for Every Decision
Culinary entrepreneur thanks the cards for success Fourteen-year-old Jesse Roque didn’t know the future when she found a deck of tarot cards in an under-construction…
Every Second Counts
Tammy Vaughan is the mother of two sons, a homemaker and active volunteer. Bob Vaughan is a radiologist who was also very involved in…
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…