Not Your Dad’s Swiss Army Knife
byYoung bladesmith proves that even veggie prep can be visually inspired Youthful inexperience doesn’t enter the picture for Jasper Herr. A newly minted 20-year-old,…
Art + Craft
No Gaps in the New Generation
bySculptor is a realist who favors the collective goal Despite centuries of advancement, people still think of craft as “a straw broom or itchy…
Message in a Beaker
byGlass 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…
Bringing Her “B” Game
byMelanie Boggs inspires an addition to her husband’s woodworking repertoire Brian Boggs Chairmakers is well known, highly regarded, and multi awarded for collections of striking…
Vivid Is as Vivid Does
bySunnyside Trading Company drenches the re-use concept in global colors Stuart Hough was born in Oklahoma but is a true citizen of the world,…
From Buffet to Bouffant
byHairstylist wins notice for her fashionable upcycling project Finding hair on Savannah Wallin’s antique buffet table is no big deal. Actually, it’s to be…
Rolling in the Deep
byPrintmaker revels in new artistic opportunities and community Minerva and Persephone are the ruling deities of Denise Markbreit’s Asheville Print Studio, at Riverview Station in…
When the Current Shifts
byAbstract wall hangings reflect one woman’s journey Kathy Goodson had a terrible year, and she coped through color. “That period of time was very…
The Global Life at Home
byFrench painter rediscovers the fine art of making do The COVID pandemic stopped painter and mixed-media artist Asya Zahia Colie and her family from…
A Matter of Good Taste
byBaker and blogger collects boutique cookbooks Anyone who photographs food has a serious job to do in a short time frame, making a platter…