Digging into the Details
byDesigner infuses her namesake firm with can-do energy By: Carolyn Kemmett For Kateri Babb, it’s all in a name. “My mom thought ‘Kateri’ was…
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Builders Giving Back
byRegional contractors help restore Western North Carolina after the storm Not all heroes wear capes. Some, like the tradespeople who have been working around…
Light in the Darkness
byGlass artist’s brightest pivots have followed trying times When Hurricane Helene pushed the French Broad River through the small town of Marshall, NC, it…
“Mr. Bowling Ball” and Other Game Changers
byLesser-known evergreens round out the landscape To look at Ryan Brower now, smiling ear to ear beside his wife Sarah Macrae Brower and their…
Sculptures on Paper
byCharcoal artist captures the expression of people and places As any art student discovers, creating a three-dimensional figure on a flat piece of paper…
Ursa Major
byDentist is an enthusiastic collector of black-bear art and accessories By: Storme Smith Dr. Usama “Uzi” Kamal, owner of Black Bear Dental in Hendersonville,…
Lost in the Moment
byPainter’s mountain and coastal scenes are the work of intense absorption The standard job description for a landscape painter involves close observation, trial sketching,…
Art of the Acorn
byWoodturner refuses to separate beauty and utility Thomas R. Irven’s proverbial 15 minutes of fame has lasted more than six years and is still…
An Open Foyer and an Open Mind
byDesigner brings minor and major project decisions to light By: Carolyn Kemmett The joy that interior designer Valerie Cannon takes in her work comes…
Protector of the Species
byHow seed saving can preserve varieties of the past ince the 1900s, 75 percent of global plant diversity has been lost as farmers…