A Parliament of Art Owls
byFrom her Cliffs at Walnut Cove home snuggled into a hillside, Julia Peterson has a bird’s-eye view of the wilderness. Inspired by a Frank…
Art + Craft
WINTER BLUES (and Greens and Purples)
bySponsored by the Western North Carolina Fibers/Handweavers Guild complete with cash awards, the juried Blue Ridge Fiber Show, titled “Fiber Connections,” will be displayed…
Tastemakers and Tiny Things
byGrovewood Gallery in North Asheville, adjacent to the Omni Grove Park Inn, presents Eat, Drink & Be Merry through December 31. The show is…
Smart Growth Plan
byThe flowers may be over for the time being, but educational nonprofit Bullington Gardens in Hendersonville never sleeps, and has multiple classes in the…
One Way to Fly
byGrowing up in Brooklyn, Asheville artist Cleaster Cotton remembers the day her mother brought home an injured bird. “My mother was an activist for…
A Mark in the Woods
by“It’s too nice to use.” Book artist Chad Alice Hagen gets this freighted compliment a lot. “I have heard the refrain many times,” Hagen…
Fire on the Mountain
by“We think of fire as something that’s out of control generally, but my art form — pyrography — translates to ‘drawing with fire,’ and…
Iron Constitution
byIt’s a fitting career trajectory for a blacksmith: Matthew Waldrop forged his company, Northern Crescent Iron, the hard way. Success was followed by setbacks,…
The Ghost of Photos Past
byTammy died seven times before she sat in front of Rianne Farris’ antique box camera. “I had asked if I could take her tintype…
Dangerously Beautiful
byIn an age when long-accepted boundaries of gender and politics are in flux, it’s not shocking that painting can burst out of its traditional…