Flocking to the Unusual
byWoodworker’s retro-modern birdhouses are relentlessly in demand Ken Wheeler was doing a cabinet job, crafting the project with rare wormy chestnut. This was 25…
Art + Craft
Human (Dis)interest Story
byMadison County artist renounces portraiture to paint bugs and bears Nine years ago, Tess Darling felt trapped in her mind. A Chapel Hill native…
More Than an Inkling
byBy: Jonathan Ammons Collector of seminal fantasy books speaks volumes about the culture When do you know that your collection has become an obsession?…
Love at First Pick
byAntiques dealer marries old-school and newfangled aesthetics Robert Nicholas needed a lawnmower. It was 9am on a Saturday 29 years ago, and he was wading…
To the Letter
byArts & Crafts printer articulates an enduring movement By: Lee Stevens At a time when the tools of graphic design and digital publishing are at…
Giant Sloths and Other Practicalities
byWinter Lights is back with more whimsy, outdoor focus By: Lee Stevens Featuring 1 million lights shining throughout the gardens and at the woodland…
He Shows Up for Your Trees
byMobile sawyer mills wood on site to create heirloom projects It’s not uncommon for Chris Carroll’s clients to cry about a tree. It might…
Character and Bronzed Sculpture Aren’t Built in a Day
by“The simplest thing can get me going,” says sculptor Connie McNees. “Then it’s like an itch that must be scratched. Sometimes it lives with…
All About Abundance
byAt High Country Furniture, more is more Doug Worrell never expected to join his parents Anne and Chuck in running the family’s well-loved, local…
Patterns from the Past
byMaster quilter uses familial knowledge to create a contemporary look When Connie Brown arrived in Asheville with her husband and young son, in 1989,…