Art + Craft

Time to Flower

Time to Flower

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Nothing evokes timelessness more than plain dirt, sculpted by the heat, rain, and wind of countless millennia into the foundation of everything that grows….

Hand in Hand

Hand in Hand

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The launch of this summer’s blockbuster exhibit of outdoor sculpture by glass star Dale Chihuly at Biltmore House was the opening salvo. Now, a…

Smells Like Scandal

Smells Like Scandal

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The sharp, earthy aroma of fresh coffee grounds. The refreshing tang of an incoming rainstorm. The underlying hints of lavender and vanilla in a…

The Successful Shepherd

The Successful Shepherd

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Colin Richmond has had to stop counting his sheep. “My flock has gotten too big to remember without checking my website,” he admits. “I…

People Without the People Parts

People Without the People Parts

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Cassie Butcher remembers the conversation she once had with a five-year-old girl who had been studying the human-shaped but mostly featureless sculptures that Butcher…

Not Plein Jane

Not Plein Jane

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“It’s what’s on the inside that counts,” one might say to a friend sporting a bad haircut or a teen stressing over a pimple….

Loud and Clear

Loud and Clear

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Asheville’s Biltmore House doesn’t need any help to be considered a work of art. Designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt, who also worked on…

Play Date

Play Date

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If Rick Dunn had to pick his favorite item among the 75 classics he’s collected, it would have to be the birdhouse. It was…