Wild About AVL
byGroup exhibition honors Asheville’s culture and character Spotting a black bear in Asheville? Pretty much a rite of passage. Contemporary pastel artist Elise Okrend…
Art + Craft
Crafting Connection
byHandcrafted Holiday Market honors 65 years of creativity in Tryon On a snowy winter day in 1959, Tryon resident Grace Hall wrote to the…
From Storm to Studio
byBeaverdam artists reopen their doors for the 8th annual tour A year ago, after Hurricane Helene tore through Western North Carolina, Beaverdam Studio Tour…
Brushless Beauty
byLynn Boggess returns to Biltmore Avenue Lynn Boggess doesn’t tiptoe into the landscape — he plunges headlong. Forget dainty brushes and polite studio light;…
Where Tradition Meets Torch
byCraft Fair of the Southern Highlands returns to downtown Asheville Elizabeth Walton was just eight years old when she sold her first beaded earrings…
From Garden to Garment
byNatural dyer teaches beginners to harvest hues at home While most gardeners nurture ornamental blooms and heirloom veggies, Bethany Hebbard sows her backyard with…
The Handcrafted Centennial
byFolk School celebrates 100 with comprehensive update of antique cabin In the first decades of the last century, a newly married northern couple arrived…
Precision Decision
byBy: Carolyn Kemmett Equestrian diverts years of dressage culture into national design projects The founder and principal designer of an ambitious studio, Daniel Cordova…
The Rain Reimagined
byTextile artist’s dreamy work is tapped by fabric and wallpaper companies Quiet Tide. Sail Away. Seaside Days. Imagine the Rain. Wandering. These are the names…
Steel At It
byBlacksmith’s large decorative works span the Carolinas In the whirlwind of changing times, there’s something to be said for solidity. Few things communicate stability…