Pioneer on a Pedestal
byReflections from a founder of the Studio Glass Movement Mark Peiser is able to reflect on five decades of success in the American Studio…
Art + Craft
Spotlight on Community
byRetired stage engineer focuses on helping close to home After a long career of lighting up the stages and cranking up the sound at…
Glass-Art Innovator Keeps Busy Creating a Public Legacy
byWhen Carl Powell was working his way through art school at Georgia State University with a series of summer construction jobs, a friend who…
“Funny Little Things,” Big Ideas
byIf artist Valerie Hoh were inclined to body ink, her tattoo might read, “Make Art, Not Landfill.” Instead, she’s using what she describes as…
A Better Rocker
byThe realtor suggested demolition, but Robert Bragg couldn’t bear to part with the crumbling cabin and barn in Marshall he bought four years ago….
Books are her Canvas
byWhen Patti Fertel started her art studies at Brandeis University in the late 1970s, she’d just spent a summer as an intern doing social-outreach…
A Natural Outlet
byCris Bifaro’s reverence for fine craftsmanship is rivaled only by his drive. He says he and longtime employee/collaborator Scott Meek “are constantly chasing the…
Sculptor leaves the direction of her nautical vessels to chance
byA fire in 1996 destroyed Heather Allen Hietala’s childhood home and all its contents, but ultimately sparked in her a deep curiosity for wood-fired…
An Idea Full of Resonance
byAsheville offers many charms for the newly arrived, from its enfolding natural beauty to its distinctive architectural fabric. But the first thing that metal…
Miniature Brushes for Maximum Benefit
byRick Sanders’ fascination with flat tin figurines (aka “flats”) dates back more than 50 years ago, to his days as a teenager when he…