Big, Bold, and Lifelike
Sean Ruttkay’s coastal photography is life-size and captures rare moments.
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Art & Artists
Porcelain with Personality
A mixed-media artist in Asheville travels the world in search of rare-breed farm animals that inspire his handcrafted collectibles.
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Three-Cow Town
In West Jefferson, the cows point the way.
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Emotional Connections
Eric McRay evokes feelings with bursts of color.
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Custom Cut
A Charlotte blacksmith forges original chef’s knives.
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Scenes from 64
Landscape artist Chris Wilson has taken on a mighty big project: He’s producing 100 large-scale oil paintings of scenes along the 563 miles of the U.S. Highway 64 corridor.
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One Bead at a Time
At 80 years old, Eric Ennis creates artwork on fine fabrics with skills he’s practiced for decades.
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An Earthly Pursuit
Jugtown Pottery, a Seagrove tradition almost a century old, is in good hands — the same ones that have shaped the name for nearly as long.
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License Plate Special
A North Carolina artist recycles license plates, builds custom guitars, and sells them to celebrities and Tar Heels alike.
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Living Moving Art
Vollis Simpson and his vast hands molded metal into artwork for decades. And when the rust is gone, his giant, vibrant sculptures will stand tall in a Wilson field, blowing in eastern North Carolina breezes for years to come and for thousands to see.
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