Flights of Fancy
Woodworker accomplishes beautiful complexity with salvaged material Craftmaking is often a collaborative endeavor, as Asheville woodworker Randy Hintz can testify. Twenty-five years ago, while he…
The Space-Time Continuum
Inventor’s clocks fill the wall (and the conversation) Lindsay Morris isn’t quite sure what the inspiration was for his unusual linear clocks — a…
A Whole Mood
Boutique company adds high drama to home design When it comes to the design arts, two heads and hearts can be better than one,…
Hot Take
Encaustics artist declares devotion to one medium Mchelle Hamilton doesn’t remember the first time she encountered encaustics — just that the meeting seemed long…
Whimsy is Hard Work
Innovative paper-collage artist elevates simplicity Nearly two decades ago, Grant Penny arrived in Asheville in the midst of a successful career as a graphic…
Patterns from the Past
Master quilter uses familial knowledge to create a contemporary look When Connie Brown arrived in Asheville with her husband and young son, in 1989,…
Glass-Art Innovator Keeps Busy Creating a Public Legacy
When Carl Powell was working his way through art school at Georgia State University with a series of summer construction jobs, a friend who…
A Better Rocker
The realtor suggested demolition, but Robert Bragg couldn’t bear to part with the crumbling cabin and barn in Marshall he bought four years ago….
Books are her Canvas
When Patti Fertel started her art studies at Brandeis University in the late 1970s, she’d just spent a summer as an intern doing social-outreach…
An Idea Full of Resonance
Asheville offers many charms for the newly arrived, from its enfolding natural beauty to its distinctive architectural fabric. But the first thing that metal…