Human (Dis)interest Story
Madison County artist renounces portraiture to paint bugs and bears Nine years ago, Tess Darling felt trapped in her mind. A Chapel Hill native…
All Natural Remedy
Home growers can sow the seeds of health during medicinal-herb workshop After downing one too many chicken wings, most people self-soothe with chalky, over-the-counter…
Reveling in the Decorative Moment
Faux painter gives Asheville homeowners a taste of the real thing Anna Krauss spends a lot of time in bathrooms. And no, she’s not…
Party in the Park
Arboretum exhibit celebrates Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th birthday Most people receive store-bought cake and way too many Facebook notifications for their birthday. But Frederick Law…
A Stitch in Time
Georgia Bonesteel became the founding president of the Western North Carolina Quilters Guild by happenstance. The year was 1972, and she had just moved…
If Walls Could Breathe
Plant installations remind us to stop and smell the peperomia Some plants are bold and uncompromising. Madison Samuels knows this firsthand. As the Florist…
Love at First Pick
Antiques dealer marries old-school and newfangled aesthetics Robert Nicholas needed a lawnmower. It was 9am on a Saturday 29 years ago, and he was wading…
More Than a Pretty Place : Cultivating a Woodland Garden
Ask any biologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission: The Eastern Cougar, or felis concolor, was hunted to extinction long ago. Though these…
Fork in the Road
Jewelry artist expands her repertoire to include tableware Amanda Ray Danko’s jewelry speaks for itself, and it’s loud. Her “Botanical” series of dangle earrings…
Home To Roost
Come to Leicester studio tour returns for 16th year Leicester potter Cat Jarosz has yet to earn herself the title of “Crazy Chicken Lady,”…