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Wood Bowls with Holes? 4th Generation Woodturning by Mike McKinney

Handcrafted Wood Bowls by Mike McKinney In this week’s post, Mountain Made gallery is happy to share with you the unique wood art of one of our newest additions to our gallery of local woodturners, Mike McKinney. Mike McKinney is a fourth generation woodworker who had an opportunity to work in the shop with both his dad and grandfather. His

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Handmade Glass Ornaments by Scientific Glassblower Jason Probstein

Inside the Artist Studio with Jason Probstein …. As you might know we frequently publish what we like to call our Inside the Artist’s Studio column. In each article we connect with a featured artist by asking them select questions and showcasing their work. This month we are doing things a bit differently… We want to share with you some

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Inside the Artist’s Studio with Painter Joy Dorr

As you might know we frequently publish what we like to call our Inside the Artist’s Studio column. In each article we connect with a featured artist by asking them select questions and showcasing their work. This month we are doing things a bit differently. We want to share with you the work of Alcohol Ink painter Joy Dorr, whose

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Stunning Nature Photography by Catherine “Kitsy” Stratton

Catherine “Kitsy” Stratton was born in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Born Catherine Anne Cartwright Stratton, she is the third daughter of the well-known Mount Pleasant artists, Catherine “Taffy” Stratton and Weston “Nick” Stratton. While Kitsy’s two older sisters earned art degrees and taught art, Kitsy decided to take a much different path. She studied science and earned a Bachelor

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Kumihimo Beadwork Jewelry by Debbie Hummer

Kumihimo or Japanese-Style Beaded Jewelry A lifelong arts and crafts enthusiast, Deborah “Debbie” Hummer moved to Western North Carolina several years ago looking for the inspiring mountain beauty and to join our thriving arts community … the two things that were hard to find in the cold, sterile concrete jungles of the northeast. Debbie had previously fallen in love with the

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Behind the Scenes with Nancy Dillingham – Asheville Poet

Nancy Dillingham’s Poems from the Heart As part of our continuing series, Inside the Artist’s Studio, this month we will be pulling back the curtain and learning more about the creative process behind Nancy Dillingham’s poems from the heart. But first, did you know that Nancy Dillingham is a sixth-generation Dillingham from the Big Ivy community in Barnardsville, North Carolina? 

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