Life Studies
When Kelly G. Chelena discovered she wanted to pursue a career in the arts, her first works were simple, straightforward depictions of Georgia O’Keeffe-like…
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Ordinary Magic
We may think we leave the world of our childhood behind, but those long-ago days shape the world we inhabit as adults. In some…
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Heavy Lifting and Mindful Breath
A few years ago, Brevard artist Emily Mehta wanted to practice welding on a small scale. It was a useful skill in creating the…
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Painting for PBS
It is given to few of us to combine work with what we love best, but such a blessing came some years ago to…
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The Rich, the Famous, and the Reluctant
If the word “globetrotter” could be authentically applied to anyone, it would have to be Tom Nebbia. His career as a freelance photojournalist spanned…
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Read It or Wear It
About a year ago, Stan Shelley was contemplating how to redesign his family’s jewelry store on Main Street in Hendersonville, where it’s been since…
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Rising Sun in the Land of the Sky
Japanese Culture Center Opens in Hendersonville.
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Digital Age
A little more than a year ago, Hendersonville artist Amy Perrier took part in a workshop led by the California-based acrylics painter Bob Burridge….
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The Count of Visionary Art
Twenty years ago, George Widener was living in homeless shelters and taking odd jobs at minimum wage. But in his spare time, he indulged…
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The Fiber of the Community
The American craftsperson is the quintessential small business — a small business still surviving in an era of mega-mergers, big-box stores, and distant assembly-line…
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