Joyce describes her style as painterly realism in oil. She strives for clear color, a strong focal point, and a good design. “Living in Western N. C. provides all the subject matter one could ever desire. We are surrounded by our beautiful natural world.” She paints the landscape, flowers, animals, still life, and any subject […]

Craig Escude

Glass offers colors, depth, translucence and fluidity that speak to me and help me speak to others. I have worked with glass since 2001 creating pieces with a balanced asymmetry that are meant to capture both the eye and the heart. Using stained glass or fused glass techniques, I seek to compose pieces that invite […]

Michele Escude

While connecting with the glistening light on a body of water or on a mountainlandscape patiently waiting for the colors of a sunset, I realized my deep desire to interpret these moments through my art. Having been raised in New Orleans, I developed a love for art in all of its forms. Because of that […]

Lauren A. Medford

My work addresses the aesthetics of flamboyance, glamour, and attitude to express the “camp” sensibilities in popular culture. These concepts are explored through the selection of subject matter that underscores the campiness in popular culture and everyday life. Reoccurring themes in my work include camp, color, excess, flamboyance, and mock-glamour.

Diannah Beauregard

Rachel David

Rachel David, raised in Maryland resident of Waynesville NC, is a blacksmith, sculptor, designer, and maker. Her metalwork practice is holistic; encompassing art, furniture, architectural elements, activism, collaborations, and gardening. The work focuses on social and environmental justice, community, and communication; analyzing the many layers of colonization, restraints, and expectations across bodies and landscapes. Iron is […]

Mojo Stained Glass

John & Lisa Townsend MoJo Stained Glass is created by Mom (Lisa) and John Townsend who started their craft as a couple who had a love of the art but never envisioned that they could ever create it. After taking classes from a local artist in Montevallo, Alabama this husband and wife team began creating original […]

Emily Reason

“I experience an elemental satisfaction when working with my hands; manipulating and mastering a material and technique through repetition and problem-solving. In this way, I am deeply connected to craft. I see craft as a discipline, a history to draw from and set of parameters to push. It is an ideal of beauty that I […]

Debra Mills

Jan Kolenda

I am a clay artist who works with highly decorated functional and sculptural ceramics and large-scale relief ceramic tile murals. The continuing theme and direction for my work has always been the subject of nature. As a child, the beauty of the natural world captivated me. Plants and animals were the focus of my daily […]

Bonnie Calhoun

I have done many craft and art work in my life but never drawing or painting. My serious interest started in the fall of 2017 when I learned about the medium alcohol ink. I jumped in with a starter kit and now have become a serious student of alcohol ink art and am constantly learning, […]

Timothy Jacobs

Joyce Schlapkohl