If you have a finger on any part of the Asheville craft scene, then you most likely have heard of the website Etsy.com, where individual artists, crafters, and finders can sell their wares. It might not sound like a “local” retail option, but, in fact, it is. We have combed through more than 15,000 locally … Read More
When Allison Weeks Thomas came to Western North Carolina, she was trying to find her niche in the talented world of Asheville-area artists. Less than two years later, her calendar is filling fast and she’s hitting her stride. Now in a house with its own small studio space (no more using the dining room table) … Read More
This is the second in a two-part series about the art of letterpress. Click to see part one of Letterpress Love. When Lance Wille wasn’t in the studio, he could be found in a shadowy corner of Vincent’s Ear with a drink, linoleum cutting tools, and a block to carve. What began as a solitary … Read More
Letterpress Love is part one of a two-part article about the Asheville letterpress community and individual letterpress artists who have influenced its growth. Samantha Urbanick pulls a handful of wooden block letters from one of her hundred antique letterpress drawers and arranges them on the bed of her Vandercook press. She handles the blocks as … Read More