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Carved [Sgraffitto] Dogwood Pottery – by Lin Barber

June’s Inside the Artist’s Studio Carved Pottery – by Lin Barber “The key to understanding any people is in its art…” ― Louis L’Amour, Education of a Wandering Man Just by looking at the wonderful technique and subject matter of Lin Barber’s work, you can see that she has great love for the people and places of Western North Carolina.

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Authors

Inside The Author’s Den with Novelist Patricia S. Christy

Pat Christy is definitely one of Mountain Made’s more imaginative writers. She has authored two installments in her series, The Last Scroll (The Education of Temple Fox, Book One and her latest release, The Return of the Ka and the Mending of the Su, Book Two). Yet she considers herself to be a “bit of novice” despite the fact that

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Artists

Inside the Artist’s Studio with Jewelry Designer Gayle Ray

    “The artist’s studio is central to an artist’s myth and the way that we come to understand the work of art and its meaning in society”, says Alex Gartenfeld, the deputy director and chief curator of the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA). So as part of our continuing series, “Inside the Artist Studio” we once again seek

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End of the Curse – a Book by William Stanish

The  Book  That  Lets  You  Relive  the  Game  of  the  Century End of the Curse End of the Curse: How the Chicago Cubs broke the “Curse” to win Game 7 of the 2016 World Series, ending a 108-year championship drought. This is an epic poem in the style of “Casey at The Bat” tells the dramatic story of Game 7.

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Artists

Inside the Artist Studio – Glass Beads by Linda Bellino

Handcrafted Lampwork Beads by Linda Bellino “What you call passion is not a spiritual force, but friction between the soul and the outside world.” ~ Hermann Hesse …. Local glass bead-maker and fiber artist, Linda Bellino creates wonderful  jewelry pieces. Linda is mostly self-taught even though her introduction to the arts began in her family. Since then, she has become well known for

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Artists

Inside the Artist Studio – Quilts by Nalan Weaver

“Where flowers bloom so does hope” …. Inside the Artist’s Studio with Nalan Weaver Local fiber artist and best-selling quilter, Nalan Weaver creates wall hangings and tabletop pieces that are a wonderful blend of elegant quilted patterns combined with striking colored fabrics. Nalan’s quilts are like no others. This month, Mountain Made gallery is happy to share Nalan thoughts and

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