The Cat’s Enduring Meow
Fair posters symbolize event’s unique staying power For half a century, New Morning Gallery in Biltmore Village has sponsored the Village Art & Craft…
Flocking to the Unusual
Woodworker’s retro-modern birdhouses are relentlessly in demand Ken Wheeler was doing a cabinet job, crafting the project with rare wormy chestnut. This was 25…
Growing Money
Appalachian wild ginseng is wildly profitable For generations, American ginseng (shortened to “sang” in mountain vernacular) has provided folk medicine and a unique revenue…
Message in a Beaker
Glass artist’s passion was born in a laboratory Fine art and laboratory science usually follow divergent paths. But in the hands of Asheville’s Jason…
Going With the Grain
The scrap pile offered the clue to success “I love what I do and love getting up every day and going to work,” declares…
Remnants to Riches
Professional framer picks up all the pieces Jesse Lee, a hardworking, self-taught artist who transforms scraps of wood and salvaged metal into fine art,…
Petal by Petal
Robert Myers is the past president of the Rowan Rose Society and Charlotte Rose Society and is currently vice president of both. He has…
How Sweet It Is
Grape grower’s cold-hardy muscadines defied the skeptics and flourished North Carolina’s official state fruit is the scuppernong, a variety of muscadine grape. But until…
In for a Pinch, in for a Pound
Artisan’s multi-functional wares reflect her deeply DIY lifestyle “Shearing sheep is like wrestling a 120- to 200-pound toddler, while cutting its hair that grows…
Digging for Answers
Parents often cringe when their kids major in art. The paint on the canvas and the ink on the diploma are barely dry when…