Scaled to Surprise
Craftspeople play with proportion in offbeat exhibit According to Valerie Berlage, exhibitions curator with the Southern Highland Craft Guild, most craftspeople strive for “perfect…
Earthly Matters
Soil and clay become tools of transformation Two summer exhibitions at Tryon Arts & Crafts School (TACS) will offer grounded, material-driven perspectives on nature…
Color Me Calm
Blues and greens bloom at Wedge Studios Long known for her tender portraits of children and families, Asheville artist Patricia Hargrove turns her attention…
Built to Bloom
Montford garden reflects years of care When Mandy Kjellstrom moved from Lake Toxaway to Asheville’s Montford Historic District in 2006, she brought a car…
Sow and Tell
Summer Gardening Events Tucked behind the office of Conserving Carolina in Hendersonville, two acres of native flowers, shrubs, trees, and bog plants hum with…
A Castle in Carolina
Flat Rock’s crown jewel restored Sometimes, you go big, and you go home. Such was the case when Comte de Choiseul-Beaupré, the French Consul…
Where Steel Meets Sky
Fairview build forges connection between land and home When topography talks, architecture listens. At least, that’s the principle underpinning the design of this modern…
Skyline Showcase
Kenilworth remodel doubles as a private-client art gallery It turns out you can have too much of a good thing — even if it’s coveted…
A Noticing Act
Art teacher implores students to put down their phones and see According to a statistic from the Kaiser Family Foundation, the average child spends…
Whittled and Woven
Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands returns this July A cornerstone of Appalachian craft since 1948, the biannual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands…