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Living in North Carolina

The Burls of Bakersville

An injury led a former factory worker and lumber salesman to a new career as an artist. Known today as The Bowlmaker, he gives fallen trees in Mitchell County their own second chances.

by Leigh Ann Henion
Quiz

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About North Carolina’s Wood-Carvers?

In North Carolina, wood-carvers transform an ordinary material into works of art — chiseling, whittling, and sculpting magnificent creations that reflect the state’s landscapes and wildlife.

by Alan Hodge
Central

A Tobacco Town Transformed: Durham

A mural artist re-creates the hustle and bustle of the local bright leaf trade on the wall of an old tobacco auction warehouse.

by Katey Rich
Ramblin' Man: The Storied Life of Southern Artist Bob Timberlake
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Ramblin’ Man: The Storied Life of Southern Artist Bob Timberlake

Bob Timberlake, one of the South’s most celebrated painters, turns North Carolina landscapes into visual stories. At 80, he, and his art, have more to tell.

by T. Edward Nickens
Studio Tour with Harkers Island's Walter Gaskill
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Studio Tour with Harkers Island’s Walter Gaskill

The coots, loons, and surf scoters in this Harkers Island studio don’t fly. But they land in collections and competitions from coast to coast, as rows of blue ribbons attest.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
Studio Tour with Robin Levin of Burnsville
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Studio Tour with Rob Levin of Burnsville

In the mountains of western North Carolina, an artist creates blown-glass vessels and mixed-media sculptures.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
Collecting and Preserving Southern Folk Art in Hickory
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Collecting and Preserving Southern Folk Art in Hickory

Allen and Barry Huffman of Hickory are saving the state’s folk artists from obscurity and finding joy in their discoveries.

by David Fellerath
Studio Tour: Joel Queen
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Studio Tour with Whittier’s Joel Queen

A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee uses traditional techniques to keep the pottery of his ancestors alive.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
Studio Tour with Durham's Beverly McIver
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Studio Tour with Durham’s Beverly McIver

In a studio inside a former tobacco warehouse, a nationally renowned artist re-creates the faces of her loved ones in lush oil paintings.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
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