Rhapsody in Blue
Some years ago, Lori Axelrod began noticing that the colorful necklaces and earrings she’d been making for herself were attracting attention. “I knew I…
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A New Look at Faulkner
Local artist sketches book for eminent biographer When Hendersonville artist Evelyn J. Mayton discovered her favorite Southern author, she could hardly have known that…
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Right Place, Right Time
Space is unlimited (except for the coveted Leonids event) Nature marks the arrival of autumn with the spectacular light show provided by the Leonids…
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Getting to the Point
Colored-pencil artist spends hours doing realism right During more than 30 years as a teacher in the Columbia, South Carolina, school system, Stephanie Eastwood…
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A Well-Carved Light in the Dark
Ceramic artist’s lanterns are a popular way to see better Leonora Lev remembers the mud of her family’s farm outside of Bogotá, Colombia. She made…
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Main Street Memories
Posthumous collection offers an insider’s view of the town When Hendersonville Times-News columnist Tom Orr died in January of last year, at 81, he…
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Sawdust in His Veins
Colorblind woodworker wins prizes for meticulous parquetry David Adler was, in the most literal sense, born into making art from wood. There was his…
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Closer Than They Appear
Full-time glassblowing and the road that leads there Twenty-five years ago, Larry Zapf was working at a high-stress, performance-driven job in Manhattan and feeling…
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Stitch by Stitch
Custom embroidery on a vintage machine makes a statement against “fast fashion” Fiber artist Paris Evans King can claim a long family connection to the…
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The Pipes of May
Spring concert features newly refurbished organ When the organ at St. John in the Wilderness bursts forth for this month’s American Guild of Organists concert,…
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