Forever Plants
byShe’s a jewelry designer who grew bored with what she calls “the whole natural-gemstones thing.” Raised in tiny Newton, NC, by an assemblage-artist mother…
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Going with the Grain
bySome artisans are considered “wood whisperers” because they seem to be able to talk to wood and have it submit to their will. Koli…
Table Manners
byLong pieces of ash and walnut criss-cross each other in the back of Brian Fireman’s beat-up red Durango. The wood, purchased at Gennett Lumber…
Everyday Rituals
byOne day some years ago, the Asheville artist Elizabeth Henderson found herself in Indonesia, where she and her diplomat husband were visiting on vacation…
The Primitive and the Pragmatist
byEn route to Gragg, an unincorporated town nestled up in Avery County, Hendersonville resident Robert Sears spotted an engine-oil-stained barn commanding the skyline, its…
No Earring Made Twice
byNature has inspired jeweler Becky Burnette as far back as she can remember. She grew up picking blackberries and going fishing at her family’s…
Don’t Call it a Hobby
byBack then — “then” loosely meaning the mid-to-late 1800s, the pioneer era of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie book series —…
Clinical Meets Couture
byPaul Weller’s works aren’t your grandmother’s chipped porcelain teapots, destined to rest on top of the kitchen cupboards. These aren’t for backyard tea parties…
Liberation Station
byAsheville artist Victoria Pinney freely admits that her creative history doesn’t include formal training in the arts. “I’m a late bloomer,” says Pinney. “I…
Ember and Heirloom
byIn the groove where foodie culture meets its makers, fine-art heir Alex Matisse continues to shape his name. For the past year, Matisse has…