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Breathing Life Into Wood
For one weekend in May, Burnsville, North Carolina, will play host to the second year of a new festival celebrating a historic Appalachian tradition: handmade stringed instruments. Read more
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Painting in a ‘Hermited Way’
Francesco Lombardo had been trying to get his paintings noticed when, in early 2019, he got three emails on the same day from galleries that wanted to represent him. Two were from so-called “vanity” outfits that charge artists to show their work. Read more
Breathing Life Into Wood
For one weekend in May, Burnsville, North Carolina, will play host to the second year of a new festival celebrating a historic Appalachian tradition: handmade stringed instruments. Read more
Apr 1, 2020
Painting in a ‘Hermited Way’
Francesco Lombardo had been trying to get his paintings noticed when, in early 2019, he got three emails on the same day from galleries that wanted to represent him. Two were from so-called “vanity” outfits that charge artists to show their work. Read more
Apr 1, 2020
Show Me Something Higher
It’s 2:54 a.m. in the rural backwoods of Virginia and Vince Herman hands me a shot of high-end tequila. With his trademark Cheshire Cat grin, Herman then pours himself a shot, soon raising it into the air in honor of another incendiary performance. Read more
Feb 1, 2020
Quilting Reflects Creative Culture
Quilting inspiration is all around Deb Heatherly’s home studio just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in Western North Carolina. Read more
Feb 1, 2020
Sarah Cahill photo
Returning to the Chorus of the Universal Sound
Meandering slowly down Spencer Ridge Road in the rural depths of Eastern Kentucky, it’s been a while since I’ve has passed a house or another vehicle. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
Handmade for the Holidays
John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina, provides experiences in non-competitive learning and community life that are joyful and enlivening. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
Located in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, the Chevy Chase Inn is the oldest bar in the city; 86 years and counting. It’s the size of a one-car garage, where a few dozen folks would be considered “at capacity.” Read more
Oct 1, 2019
Larry Smith photo
Notorious for Bluegrass
Walk into Brooks Gymnasium on the campus of East Tennessee State University and you’ll likely hear the cadence of an ROTC drill instructor or the squeaks of shoes during basketball practice. Read more
Oct 1, 2019
