Painters Without Borders
Landscape is probably two-dimensional art’s most accessible form. But when painted scenes of photorealism or Monet-derived Impressionism are pushed into the realm of abstraction…
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News From the (Home) Front
Given the newly invigorated feminism sparked by recent events, it seems an appropriate time to examine one of the major influences that empowered women…
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The Real Nightingale Stands Up
We love to tell stories, and no stories resonate more familiarly than the folk tales passed down for hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of years….
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Plot Twist
Phil Arrington’s “eureka” rush arrived like a door banging open, bringing in a blast of fresh air. He was living in chilly Minneapolis, working…
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A Long Fuse
If genes are our fate, Diane Dean’s were knit into her DNA early on. As a child, she was surrounded by creative women who…
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Outside the Pond
If anyone ever invents a working time machine, artist B.J. Precourt might be the first in line to climb aboard — despite an ingrained…
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Inking the Difference
A sure sign that tattoos have gone mainstream came in 2011, when Mattel introduced a tattooed Barbie doll to little public comment. Tattoos are…
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“Breathing and Bleeding”
Alex Cord has had a wild ride. During his 83 years, he’s been close friends with, and acted opposite, Kirk Douglas; starred in a…
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The Anti-Engelbreit
When Marian Congdon arrived in Hendersonville more than 20 years ago, it wasn’t love at first sight. She and her husband had moved from…
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Operation Remember
In 1950, when the country was still shaking off the effects of the Second World War, American soldiers were once again dispatched overseas to…
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