Fork in the Road

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…

Time on Her Side

Time on Her Side

Plein-air painter makes the most of rumination Growing up in northern Alabama, a few miles outside an unhurried city called Attalla, plein air painter…

A Portal to the Masters

A Portal to the Masters

Painter aims for “perfection” in recreating famous works on doors Asheville painter Bill George is a time traveler.   He’s gone back to the 17th…

No Gaps in the New Generation

No Gaps in the New Generation

Sculptor is a realist who favors the collective goal Despite centuries of advancement, people still think of craft as “a straw broom or itchy…

When the Current Shifts

When the Current Shifts

Abstract wall hangings reflect one woman’s journey Kathy Goodson had a terrible year, and she coped through color. “That period of time was very…

Bird is the Word

Bird is the Word

Artist combines vintage literature and favorite flyers Surburban Indiana is an unlikely start for a birding buff. But Kate Coleman traces her fascination with ornithology…

Bulbs Off the Books

Bulbs Off the Books

Experienced flower growers give seasoned (and surprising) advice Just as there is no rose without a thorn, there is no flower farm without moles, voles,…

Just Add Watercress

Just Add Watercress

Illustrator embraces the simple life via deep ecology In a world glued to screens, Yancey County artist Jacqueline Maloney sports a flip phone and…