Inhabiting Another World
byWhy we need fairy gardens more than ever Fairies are such stuff as dreams are made of. Maybe. At Bullington Gardens, a 12-acre horticultural…
Art + Craft
The Plane Truth
byMetal artist uses large-scale geometry for intimate works Daniel Marinelli’s online bio is not fancy — it simply declares that he makes sculpture and…
They’ve Got You Covered
byCrafters have a long history of combining the pragmatic with the aesthetic, adding an artistic flair to everyday items from quilts to coasters. So…
Approachable Rust
byA big part of working as an architect used to be the preparation of highly detailed drawings, a skill that served Pamela Winkler well…
Arms, Legs, Back, Seat, Soul
byA chair may just be a chair to most of us, but to conceptual carpenter Tom Shields, a chair represents more than a utilitarian…
Stem Structure and Related Whimsy
byBefore bunnies, Beatrix Potter majored in fungi. Known today for her darling, bushy-tailed characters, the British illustrator once penned many a mushroom. She studied…
Earth Tones Overturned
byLeonid Siveriver’s Weaverville studio is more like a gallery. Jazz wafts through the air, and the sheer diversity of shapes, colors, and objects —…
Riffing for a Living
byPotter’s hanging planters combine imagination and pragmatism In her final semester at Florida State University, where she would get her BFA in Studio Art…
Like a Sherpa for Ceramics
byWNC native leads art tours with an insider’s edge As an unemployed college student in the early ’80s, Sherry Masters would cobble together her…
Engaged Porches and Other Signs of Community
byArts & Crafts event puts the “home” in home tour Christina and Brett Becker spent a year looking at the house directly across the…