Reflection of Place
Unique water feature establishes a Biltmore Forest build Mike and Ellen Hainen wanted mountains — “but not cold mountains,” says Ellen. The couple is…
Freedom of the Press
Former New York designer reaped the entrepreneurial seed Macon York followed her intuition, a drastic lifestyle pivot, and the Appalachian Trail to arrive in…
Chasing the Last Light
Exhibit features Asheville oil painter’s golden-hour landscapes “My paintings are about entering into the mystery and inviting the viewer to join me in that…
Reel to Real
Weaver brings a cinematic eye to a traditional art form Having developed an interest in 35-millimeter, black-and-white analog photography in high school, textile artist…
Craftsman-home expert to speak at 37th National Arts and Crafts Conference in Asheville
Asheville’s Omni Grove Park Inn will convene the 37th National Arts and Crafts Conference in mid February. The heritage event celebrates the movement of…
The Choreography of Clay
Asheville ceramics artist Mary LaBianca, proprietor of Tiny Mountain Clay, holds an MFA from Mills College and worked as a choreographer and dance teacher…
Indelible Ink: Exploring the humanitarian imprint of a prolific American icon
“I called him by his nickname, Romy, and thought of him almost like another grandfather,” confides gallerist and former Mint Museum curator Jerald Melberg,…
The Dustbowl Effect Does Delivery
Artist Sara Mulvey utilizes historic 19th-century photographic processes to create medium, large, and ultra-large format images printed on metal or glass. The expressive portraits,…
A Family Business Came Out of the Woodwork
Bryan and Erin Kerr knew that following the entrepreneurial urge to launch their own family business meant leaving satisfying, good-paying jobs behind and stepping…
A Time to Play
Brian Luzader was originally a sculptor who only engaged in abstract painting as a form of therapy. “I was a huge perfectionist, and I’d…