Wild about Native Flowers
Naturalist pursues the region’s most elusive specimens Spring has sprung, and with it the rise of Western North Carolina’s earliest, delicately exotic wildflowers. These…
Building Past Obstacles
Parade of Homes pivots to spring Every October, Western North Carolina home builders showcase new — or newly updated — homes in the Parade…
The Big (and Small) Reveal
Landscape designer reveals surprising elements of great gardens For the past 14 years, Asheville native Amy Fahmy has managed a wide range of fine garden-design…
Art of the Acorn
Woodturner refuses to separate beauty and utility Thomas R. Irven’s proverbial 15 minutes of fame has lasted more than six years and is still…
Working in the Post-Whimsy World
Diana Gillispie’s recent direction is the soul of simplicity Longtime Asheville resident Diana Gillispie has been a professional creator of functional pottery since the…
Kiln and Kin
Trio of family potters shine in highly different styles “My family goes back six generations, right here in Graham and Jackson counties,” says ceramics artist…
River Music
Modernist project in Olivette amplifies the rush of water For architects Elihu Siegman and Michael Silverman, collaborators of more than 20 years, nothing supersedes…
Rearranging the Sky
Hendersonville-based artist AnnMarie LeBlanc grew up in Southeastern Louisiana, but home is where the heart is, and LeBlanc found her home in the heart…
The Pencil is Mightier Than the Past
Artist honors the souls of her coal-mining community Much of the work of Bakersville artist Lori Brook Johnson is about the adverse multigenerational impact…
The Scenic Route
Photographer’s exhibit in Tryon runs hot and cold Asheville-based artist Tema Stauffer’s solo exhibit at Upstairs Artspace in Tryon, Analogues: North & South, features…