Artist Profiles


	Igniting Tradition It’s been three days since the fire burned out. The friends and relations who helped stoke the blaze have all gone home. Now it’s just the potter and his kiln. Inside, more than a thousand pots, from dainty tea bowls and butter plates to hulking jars, jugs, and planters, await his scrutiny.
	A Handle on Tradition The art of broom making remains alive and well in the hands of Marlow Gates
	Scratching the Surface Layers of texture and color beautify Deb Karash's vivid art jewelry
	Southern Ballad Julyan Davis' latest paintings carry a melancholy tune
	Masked Appeal Martha Enzmann evokes awe through fanciful puppets and parades
	Growth Spurt For esteemed sculptor Michael Sherrill, the best is yet to come
	Lasting Impressions Rows of elegantly formed, bisque-fired bowls, plates, and cups line floor-to-ceiling shelves in Keith Phillips’s spacious studio in Fletcher.
	Fired Up! Between mixing clays, crafting thousands of functional and decorative pottery pieces, blending his own glazes, and firing his creations in a self-built kiln, it’s a wonder Alex Matisse of East Fork Pottery in Marshall has time to host a fête.
	The French Connection The colorful landscapes and people of two very different regions inform the work of Asya Colie
	The Beautiful Mind of Jimmy O'Neal I was concerned I wouldn’t be able to find Jimmy O’neal’s studio, so he met me in Asheville.

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