Friend of the Forge
Tryon Arts & Crafts School welcomes former student as blacksmithing instructor The foothills of the Carolinas have long been a cradle for American craft movements. Handmade…
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The Front, the Back, and the Future
Local fiber artist is the latest revivalist of punch needling One of Hendersonville fiber artist Penny Baugh’s favorite activities is punching, but lest readers…
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Listen for Thrush, Look for Bobcats
Second annual contest encourages backyard nature encounters The Eastern box turtle (Terrapene c. carolina) is an expert at quarantining. A solitary creature, this land-dwelling…
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Still Into Something Good
Sixties icon returns with intimate acoustic performance Darlings of a generation, Herman’s Hermits scored big on the pop music charts of the U.S., England,…
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So Much Depends Upon Local Teachers
Poetry contest encourages student voices Since 1999, the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in Flat Rock has hosted its annual, nationwide Student Poetry…
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No Tripod, No Problem
Classes show how to get stunning nature shots with a phone Smartphones with built-in cameras are supposed to be the amateur photographer’s best shot…
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Raising the Bar
Artisanal soapmaker turns a long-time hobby into an enterprise When Robert Mangum worked in a hospital, he made soap. When he worked in a funeral…
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Creative Cross-Pollination
Hybrid art blooms at downtown gallery “I finally figured out what I wanted to do when I grow up,” says watercolor artist Sue Anderson,…
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Seeing is Being
Painter/collagist embeds a lifetime of close observation in his canvases Roscoe Conn has a kinetic mind that catalogues images for later use in his evocative…
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The Second Rodeo
Furniture maker finds a niche carving wooden cowboy hats If at first you don’t succeed, you try, try again — and again — 27 times,…
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