Asheville Made • Higby Writing by Lauren Stepp • Photography by Karen Strickland I’m pleased to be included in the April 2018 issue of Asheville Made; a bi-monthly magazine that features fifteen local makers. Asheville Made • Higby Growing up in the 1950s, Kristy Higby witnessed Brown v. Board of Education overturn Plessy v. Ferguson. […]
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Mountain Tea Studios Exhibits Art Mansfield Art Center Ohio
Mountain Tea Studios Exhibits Art Mansfield Art Center Ohio September 30 – October 29 We just returned from the opening where we learned that the art spirit is alive and well in Mansfield, Ohio! . The talented and capable hands of George Whitten along with Timothy Gorka guide the Mansfield Art Center. We […]
Family History Restored
Family History Restored One family scrapbook lovingly recorded by a dedicated family member and preserved by another. . The photographs always survive. . . It was a privilege to repair and preserve this beautiful album made in 1908. Much of the physical book was disintegrating but repairable. One particular challenge was the spine. It was […]
Acrylic Artist Magazine Article
Acrylic Artist Magazine Article Mark Flowers Artwork Spring 2017 issue. . A sincere thank you to the artist, Phil Garrett, for recommending my work to Acrylic Artist Magazine, the Managing Editor, Jennifer Smith, for extending the opportunity, and the writer, Zach Hatfield, for knowing which of my ramblings to leave out while making the rest […]
Golden Foundation Residency
Anticipating a Golden Opportunity Part 1 of 2 (see previous post for information about the Golden Foundation for the Arts.) With the trip north being days away, I have been inventorying panels and selecting tools. It is hard to predict what I will need, so in my usual fashion, I am packing too much. […]
Small Works-A New Affordable Format for Paintings
Working in a New Format for My Paintings to be More Affordable for Those Collecting Fine Art Small Works • A New Format represents a direction to create smaller and affordable paintings with an easy way to select and purchase directly from our website. This new format is in response to a redesign of our website. […]
NAMI SC Screens The Other Brother
NAMI SC Screens The Other Brother ‘Sad…..and wonderful!’ was a comment from the NAMI audience. Yesterday we screened The Other Brother at the annual NAMI SC Conference in Columbia, SC. It was our largest audience yet of approximately 150 people. During the Q&A we gained some understanding of Jesse’s challenges, behavior, and writings. It was […]