Square Roots
On the surface of it, the curving lines in Asheville artist Kenn Kotara’s paintings and sculptures are abstractions, lyrical studies in the division of…
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Living History
Even after 42 years of weekly columns for the Hendersonville Times-News and nine books, Louise Bailey never ran out of stories to tell and…
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Happily After Crafters
In our fast-food, big-box world, everything from the clothes we wear to the plates we eat from can be made cheap—used up and thrown…
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Heart of Glass
In Anna Helfand’s native region of Southern Poland, reverse painting on glass is a folk craft with roots going back to the 18th century….
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Getting On Board
Adrenaline junkies take note: you may be missing an opportunity to feel the rush and push the limits. Have you ever heard of riverboarding?…
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A Moveable Feast
Starting last summer, it seemed that every culinary media outlet — from Bon Appétit to the Food Network — had discovered food trucks. Those…
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Elements of Style
Simplicity can often be the most difficult thing for an artist to achieve. There’s always the temptation to take something a step further, add…
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Bam! Pow!
For a town that already hosts the Brewgrass Festival, The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands and The Asheville Gun Show, it’s hard to…
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Face Value
In every day life, dozens of people pass in and out of our range of vision, their faces set with determination to get where…
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Sea Change
Singer/songwriters and designer/builders: the mountains are full of multi-talented creative types who fell in love with the region and now call it home. But…
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