Art + Craft

Murmurs of the Heart

Murmurs of the Heart

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The woman in the elegant, understated full-length gown leans a little tentatively into the horizon with her back to the viewer, facing the brooding storm…

Rickety, Rackety

Rickety, Rackety

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“At first glance, you think they just might work. But any engineer will tell you that they won’t,” says Asheville artist Kathryn B. Philips….

The Lace Effect

The Lace Effect

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A few generations ago, nearly every bride started her marriage with a hope chest full of handmade lace tablecloths and doilies, lovingly made by…

Sculpting Personalities

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More than 40 years ago, just after her first child was born, Akira Blount found herself fashioning peculiar stuffed toys from old socks for…

High Contrast

High Contrast

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Landscape photographer John Smith did not take the transition from film to digital lightly. He recalls starting his photographic journey as “a little lizard,”…

Dovetails and Dragonflies

Dovetails and Dragonflies

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At Boston’s renowned North Bennet Street School (the oldest trade school in the U.S.), woodworking students spend two years immersed in American furniture making…

Aiming for Infinity

Aiming for Infinity

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Born at the foot of The Priest in Virginia, Galen Frost Bernard is trying to paint his way back to the place he calls…

Lighten Up

Lighten Up

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Chandeliers don’t have to be stately or ponderous to be admired, believes Mark Peyton. They can be as full of color as they are…

Capturing the Moment

Capturing the Moment

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It’s very likely you’ve seen Dave Allen’s photography and did not know it. The 40-year-old Hendersonville resident’s fairytale depictions of Carolina sunsets and waterfalls…

Family Portrait

Family Portrait

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The career of the Tryon-based painter Margaret Curtis can be divided into two halves, separated by the major life change that came with the…