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Contributing Artists
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Phil & Veda Bickley Phil & Veda Bickley Lake Lure, NC Phil and Veda Bickley are self-taught glass artists who were drawn to the medium at a young age. They share a passion for the art that defines their lives, but work independently. |
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Red Element Glass Studios Naomi Stuecker Asheville, NC Naomi creates functional glass pieces with a Southeast flair. Cities like Asheville, Louisville, Savannah, and New Orleans inspired her use of carnival colors and tropical hues. The colors lend an air of playfulness to her vibrant dishes and wall pieces. Naomi began working with hot glass at Centre College in Danville, KY, and continued her training at Penland School of Crafts. She is an alumna of MMF’s business development programs. |
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Black Mountain Studios Maud Boleman Black Mountain, NC Maud grew up near NYC and at a young age was captivated by the city’s numerous museums and the stunning art they contained. Throughout the last 20 years, Maud has developed a style that is a synthesis of the rustic and refined. She is a graduate of Mountain BizWorks business development programs. |
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LInda Bellino Linda Bellino Burnsville,, NC Linda is mostly self-taught but her introduction to fiber art began in her family. Later, with her husband, she made lampwork beads. Her line of frogs and lizards was started in the80's and continues to bring joy and smiles to her customers. |
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Patti Blacknight Patti Blacknight Marshall, NC Patti is a lampwork bead maker who likes to blend her handmade beads with genuine gemstones and Thai or sterling silver. She isalso an art teacher. Patti is an alumni of the Mountain BizWorks program. |
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Alberta Blazina Alberta Blazina Topton, NC In 1982, Alberta took a class in stained glass at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts and studied various other techniques, such as fusing and glory hole with several noted glass artists. She exhibits her work throughout the mountains of WNC. |
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Joseph Blazina Joseph Blazina Topton, NC Joseph was in the construction industry. Afer his retirement in 1994, he pursued his interest in design and construction of country and rustic furniture. His greatest joy is finding a special slab of wood to create a one of a kind piece. |
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Mike Bolden Mike Bolden Hendersonville, NC Mike Bolden is a local wood craftsman that works in fine woods creating keepsake desk sets and beautiful scroll woodwork Christmas ornaments. |
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Black Mountain Studios Austin Boleman Swannanoa, NC Austin's first love was stained glass, which is observed in many European cathedrals while studying at the Sorbonne. He was a stained glass artist until he found clay to be his true passion. Austin is a Mountain BizWorks graduate. |
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Brown's Pottery Brown's Pottery Arden, NC Charlie Brown is an 8th generation master potter from this area and his two sons Charles Jr. and Christian represent the9th. Wife Jeanette does all of theglazing and firing. Their work is displayed in the Smithsonian and other museums. |
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Tamara Burns Tamara Burns Candler, NC Tamara's youth was filled with hiking in the woods, walking on the beach and any art projects she could get her hands on. Nature has always been a source of inspiration for her. Each tile is hand carved and invites you to feel the textures. |
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James Carpenter James Carpenter Marshall, NC Small pieces of simple, beautifully made furniture are his specialty. He uses cherry, walnut and native American chestnut in his pieces. |
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Leon Cassada Leon Cassada Asheville, NC This Mountain BizWorks graduate uses pressed flowers and leaves to create his barrettes, earrings, pendants and pins. He creates his unique look by using "liquid glass" with a paper backing to display the flower or leaf inside |
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Chimera Designs Barbro Bengston Old Fort, NC Barbro, born in Sweden, came to the US as a child. She studied at Kent State College of Design & Architecture. She is a self-taught jeweler and since 1984 has been showing at juried art shows all over the country. |
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Ronna Cooke Ronno Cooke Morganton, NC Ronno makes furniture the old-fashioned way: one piece at a time, using mortise, tenon and dowel joinery and hand-rubbed natural finishes. Strength, function and beauty blend to make pieces which can be passed down for generations. |
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Julie Covington Julie Covington Weaverville, NC Julie started making pottery in high school and continued in college, graduating with a BA in Ceramics and Sculpture. Now, she makes high fired dinnerware in her own studio. Julie also builds earthen structures from clay, sand and straw. |
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Mike Cowan Mike Cowan Asheville, NC Mike Cowan has taken his skill for metal fabrication into the world of craftsmanship. His history is as diverse as his wares. Army avionics tech, dirt track racer, and NASCAR fabricator each provide a dimension to his unique work. |
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Lee Daly Lee Daly Fletcher, NC Lee is a multidimensional artist. The forms, colors and textures of her work are inspired by her reverence for nature and her love of the mountains. A graduate of Pratt Inst., she has been creating with clay, metal, paint and stone for 20 years. |
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Susie Q Gourds Susan Davis Sylva, NC Susan has been doing gourd art for 15 years. It takes one season to grow the gourds, and one year to dry them. Then Susan thinks of the designs. She carves and paints leaves, mosaics, various scenes and solid colors using leather dyes. |
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Sandy Edmonds Sandy Edmonds Candler, NC Sandy first learned wheel thrown pottery, but when she moved to WNC in 1995 took lessons in hand-built pottery. This method allows her the freedom to experiment and use her imagination. The uniqueness of each piece reflects the creative process. |
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