Impressed by Idealism
byPutting a happy stamp on the Arts & Crafts Movement As a child in Tokyo, Yoshiko Yamamoto was constantly sketching. She drew more than…
Art + Craft
Flights of Fancy
byWoodworker 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 Mothers of Christmas
byApple Country Woodcrafters’ women members make the decorative difference Judy Nicholson is an unlikely elf. A retired mechanical engineer, Nicholson never studied under Santa’s tutelage,…
Tiny Chairs for Big Collectors
byCareer miniaturist is sought by enthusiasts around the world Photo by: Sunny Lockwood Tiny furniture is not just for children’s doll houses. Aficionados and…
Forging a Custom Identity
byNew design studio illuminates a different side of Lexington Glassworks A few years ago, Lexington Glassworks, the festive public studio where drop-in visitors can…
For Breweries and Barons
byChandeliers illuminate the grand potential of salvaged objects Robert Nicholas sees promise where others don’t. Last December, for instance, Nicholas transformed a deserted warehouse in…
String Theory
byKimberly English considers the world, one stitch at a time By: Alison Fields Kimberly English has a lot of ideas about cloth. She’s an artist…
Grounded in Southern Hospitality
byPotter’s charming vessels are based on rag rugs Stephen Biggerstaff is not a person wary of getting his hands dirty. In fact, he built…
Hot Take
byEncaustics artist declares devotion to one medium Mchelle Hamilton doesn’t remember the first time she encountered encaustics — just that the meeting seemed long…
The Space-Time Continuum
byInventor’s clocks fill the wall (and the conversation) Lindsay Morris isn’t quite sure what the inspiration was for his unusual linear clocks — a…