Greetings From a Renaissance Crafter
Although Hendersonville artist Donna Leven says woodworking has long been her favorite craft, it’s the woven baskets she’s been making all her adult…
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Night and Day, Sun and Moon
Elizabeth McAfee would prefer not to be known as “the rabbit lady” or “the cat lady,” even though her art has prominently featured those animals for many years. “Now I may be moving into ‘possum lady’ status,” jokes the artist, referring to her recent string of paintings that pay homage to America’s only marsupial.
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The Tools That Take You Higher
If your father races motorcycles, he can’t tell you not to be an artist. Michael Sherrill says his dad was “enough of a rebel that it gave me permission to not fit into certain middle-class constraints. He encouraged me to not give up on my dream of doing what I’m passionate about.”
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The Sky’s Not the Limit
ArtScape Banner Program almost doubles in 2020 Covering the city each year in a vibrant display of art, the Hendersonville ArtScape Banner Program chooses…
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The Art of Persuasion
Ethereal depictions of local vistas are rich in observed detail Perception is a fickle thing. Alan McCarter knows that firsthand. He never saw his…
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The Keys to Creative Success
East Henderson High student wins prestigious art award In support of young artistic talent throughout the region, Asheville Art Museum, for the last 40…
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Filling in the Canvas
Henderson County heritage as told by some of its earliest families It all started with a sketch. The image had been bouncing around Crystal…
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Not Your Weird Uncle’s Taxidermy
Erin Derham’s Stuffed Breathes New Life into a (Literally) Dead Art Picture a taxidermist. Odds are you imagine a bearded man in hunting gear…
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Nostalgia Trip
Architectural renderings give local artist a historic niche When Carolyn DeMorest Serrano was growing up in Michigan in the 1950s, a career in the…
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Promise Rings
Jewelry designer combines a modern stance on diamonds with Victorian sensibilities As a child, Stephanie Ellis made jewelry out of anything she could find:…
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