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…
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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…
Waxing Poetic
byPainter’s encaustic panels tell a complicated story Every artwork carries within it a history of its creation. But in the case of encaustic, the…
Collectors of a Feather
byLocal couple has Audubon holdings to make any bird nerd green By his own admission, Bill Steiner is a “psycho bird watcher.” He and…
From the Old World to Our Own World
byHendersonville maker’s prolific Santas are favored by local collectors “No two Santas are the same,” promises Joan Mastny. Joan Mastny, 84, grew up loving…
Danger, Drama, and Twisting Vines
byBlacksmith learns to bend with the journey Long before she fell to blacksmithing, Susan Hutchinson was going on dark journeys, her tools an obvious…
Bright Lights, Craft City
byAn open-door policy makes lampmakers shine Contrary to the received wisdom about mixing business and friendship, Geoff Koslow and Billy Guilford’s Lexington Glassworks is…
The Daughter of Invention
byMichelle Moog-Koussa gives local flavor to an international legacy Michelle Moog-Koussa didn’t know much about her famous father’s legacy until Robert Moog, inventor of…
Deeply Felt
byFiber artist’s work is a standout thread in the boutique-textiles resurgence It’s the time of year when one’s thoughts naturally turn to fiber —…
Family Fun at 2,000 Degrees
byGlass workshop adds fall pumpkins to its DIY menu In the heart of the River Arts District, two garage doors at the North Carolina…