A North Carolina artist — and acclaimed author — invites us to join him to paint his favorite scene, en plein air.
Artist Daphne Thomas Draws Inspiration from the Natural World
A pyrographer captures her love for wildlife through the art of burning images into wood.
The South, In Verse: April Book Picks
Four North Carolina poets reflect on our Southern landscape and its people, creating an ode to the everyday — a “blazing sensory world,” says James Applewhite — of the history, rhythms, and voices that mark our region.
Studio Tour with Durham’s Heather Gordon
At the intersection of math and art, you’ll find a visual artist who sees beauty in charts, codes, and numbers.
OS Sessions: Mount Moriah
Mount Moriah, a "country, Southern-rock" band based in Durham, brings a progressive voice to its Southern roots.
OS Sessions: Mipso
Mipso might be only a few years out of college, but the band has already taken its old-time folk sound around the world — and it isn't not slowing down any time soon.
OS Sessions: Logie Meachum
Logie Meachum, a native of Greensboro and pioneer of the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society, is a bluesman with a story to tell.
New Lullabies, Rooted in Nature
Three local artists, an author, song-writer, and illustrator, collaborate to write a new, positive spin on the classic nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby," in the form of a children's book and lullaby album.
Reflecting on the Past: March Book Picks
They say that time heals all wounds, and for most of us, that's true: Time obscures our views of a ragged past. For writers, however, memories are reflective lenses used to observe personal histories, providing stark recollections charged with truth, not mellowed by time.
