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Visual Arts
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Sep 2024
Art Goes High Tech
Jaime Byrd gallery embraces augmented reality
Mar 2023
Fresco Fresh
As the Indigenous Walls Project marks a year of progress, Jared Wheatley and his family reflect on its impact
Jun 2022
Last Page - Linda Powell
“I knew when I retired I had to get back into my art.”
Sep 2020
Last Page - Mark Bettis
“I want the paint to tell me where it wants to go.”
Apr 2019
Last Page - Pamela Winkler
“I want people to start seeing how beautiful and interesting everyday objects can be.”
Feb 2019
Clay Motion
Asheville-based East Fork Pottery scales it up
Feb 2019
Last Page - Jason Drake, Todd
“I wanted to paint things I could connect with and that other people could as well.”
Feb 2019
Clear Cut
Kenny Pieper’s unbreakable passion for glass
Dec 2018
Last Page - John Almaguer
“There’s something about [glass] that’s so magical, intriguing, and mesmerizing.”
Dec 2018
Water & Stone
The elemental sculptures of Jeannine Marchand
Oct 2018
Last Page - Suze Lindsay
“It’s an amazing lifestyle. My commute to work is a trek in the woods.”
Oct 2018
Jingle Bells
Ring in the holidays with a handbell concert
Aug 2018
Last Page - Christine Kosiba
“Ravens really resonate with people. They’re complicated animals, just like us.”
Aug 2018
Art of the Carve
Make your best jack-o’-lantern yet with pro tips from carving expert Scott Garland
Aug 2018
Boom, Boom!
Pisgah Thunder takes the dance floor by storm for a great cause
Jun 2018
The Art of the Story
Graphic novelist Hope Larson weaves words and images to create new worlds
Jun 2018
Last Page - Angela Alexander
“For me, it’s about painting the dog’s energy and inner color. I truly let them talk to me.”
Jun 2018
Clearly Artistic
Glass works shine in a multi-venue summer series
Apr 2018
Mountains to Sea
Valle Crucis surfboard maker Bill Pressly catches a wave
Apr 2018
Last Page - Michael Rutkowsky
“My pots are an expression of my love for the process...”
Feb 2018
Sitting Pretty
Jill Towery’s Salmagundi line finds a place in North Carolina’s furniture tradition
Feb 2018
Last Page - Christa Briana
“I think it’s so fascinating what goes on around us in nature.”
Feb 2018
Rock Solid
Carl Peverall’s stone sculptures evoke both permanence and reinvention
Dec 2017
Last Page artist Perry Houlditch
“Abstraction pulls the energy of my experience all together.”
Dec 2017
Head of the Class
Penland School of Crafts welcomes new director Mia Hall
Dec 2017
Landmark Love
Great Smoky Mountains National Park gets a vivid graphic treatment and more
Dec 2017
Pure Imagination
Weaverville artist Leif Erik Johansen illustrates real-world issues through a fantastic lens
Oct 2017
Last Page artist Ursula Gullow
“Mark-making is a specific language, and mine happens to be more gestural, expressive, impatient.”
Oct 2017
Fantastic Forms
Jenny Lou Sherburne’s Seussian-style pottery delights through color and shape
Aug 2017
Last Page - Tom Shields
“My work is about how people relate to each other, and how I arrange the chairs mirrors those relationships.”
Aug 2017
Pattern Recognition
From rugs to purses, Alexander Wyly Smith’s textile designs reach retail markets worldwide
Jun 2017
Lifelong Harmony
Conductor Keith Lockhart inspires the next generation at Brevard Music Center
Jun 2017
Last Page—Constance WIlliams
“My work is a constant exploration. I’m always experimenting to move the process forward.”
Jun 2017
Down the Road Again
A new podcast tunes in to mountain music milestones
Apr 2017
Culture Trip
The essence of people and places drives artist Christopher Holt to journey far
Feb 2017
Last Page
Amy Brandenburg
Dec 2016
Social Studies
Art for the sake of a greater good drives Boone artist Sir Tom Foolery
Dec 2016
Last Page
Pamela Haddock
Oct 2016
True as Steel
Penland fellow Seth Gould elevates toolmaking to an art form
Aug 2016
The Real Deal
Hyper-realist painter Ward Nichols may be self-taught, but his 50-year career proves just how talented he is
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