Asheville resident Wendy Whitson took up art because of her uncle. Although life pulled her away, she now realizes art’s potential to comfort, heal, and revive.
Steady Hands
Tina Gregory practices scherenschnitte — an art form of extreme patience. With every snip, she trims away the excess, and beauty emerges from the remnants.
Bob Timberlake’s Lexington Landscape
In the 1980s, world-renowned artist and hometown boy Bob Timberlake took a piece of land just down the road from where he grew up and turned it into his personal space, with a studio, a log cabin, a barn, and acres of Davidson County backdrop.
Open to Art
In 70 years of collecting modern art, the Weatherspoon Art Museum in Greensboro has become nationally known for selecting works of enduring value.
Barns Reborn
For 10 years, Roger Dinger looked past old barns as he surveyed land for development and tried not to think about the buildings turning to dust. Today, he salvages their wood and hardware and turns them into works of art in his Siler City workshop.
The Cup Guy
Art Cozart sketches his masterpieces on the unlikeliest, but most convenient, of places — his coffee cup.
Thinking Big
Artist Jon Hair doesn’t just create mammoth sculptures. He lives big, striving to create artwork that inspires.
Fragile Canvas
Beautiful etchings emerge as artist Rebekah Joy Brown transforms eggshells into art in her Franklin studio.
A Gracious Host
Arthur Smith, a homegrown Carolinian, is one of the most admired and influential country music singers, songwriters, and entertainers in . . .
