Women in the Arts
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
“Life as a journey” was not a familiar concept or way of thinking for me until this last year.
I have always based my life on plans, ideas, accomplishments, and finishing projects. My friends, I think, would describe me as a... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
For the past 38 years, Asheville Greenworks, our local non-profit environmental organization, has worked tirelessly to encourage our community to be and stay “clean and green.” The first annual Green Swan Festival (GSF) celebrates and... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
Asheville artist, Adrienne van Dooren began a series of dance-inspired paintings to increase awareness of breast cancer and raise funds for research. Several original oil paintings are currently on display at the Grand Bohemian Gallery. I... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
Kate Worm stands in front of her easel, a paint roller (brayer) in hand. She is giving a painting demonstration at the Hickory Museum of art. The model, a young girl, is posed in a chair ten feet in front of Kate with a spotlight casting her figure... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
Kate Worm stands in front of her easel, a paint roller (brayer) in hand. She is giving a painting demonstration at the Hickory Museum of art. The model, a young girl, is posed in a chair ten feet in front of Kate with a spotlight casting her figure... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
Nava Atlas reports in her introduction that she intended to create . . . a treasury of intimate glimpses into the unfolding creative process across twelve brilliant careers. To attain her goal, Ms. Navas . . . pored through letters,... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
As with any profound journey in life, Mandy Kjellstrom’s started with a questioning that ultimately grew into a lesson about release. “This experience taught me to risk turning corners, not knowing what was around the corner, rather than... Read More
Her Living (NE) February/March 2012
"I’ve always loved hands,” says Jacqueline Kluver. She holds out her own, which are soft and strong. “I think of them as tools—these have done the tender task of diapering a baby to the work of digging a garden. Hands alw ..."I’ve always loved hands,” says Jacqueline Kluver. She holds out her own, which are soft and strong. “I think of them as tools—these have done the tender task of diapering a baby to the work of digging a garden. Hands... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
“Life as a journey” was not a familiar concept or way of thinking for me until this last year.
I have always based my life on plans, ideas, accomplishments, and finishing projects. My friends, I think, would describe me as a per ...“Life as a journey” was not a familiar concept or way of thinking for me until this last year.
I have always based my life on plans, ideas, accomplishments, and finishing projects. My friends, I think, would describe me as a... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
Asheville artist, Adrienne van Dooren began a series of dance-inspired paintings to increase awareness of breast cancer and raise funds for research. Several original oil paintings are currently on display at the Grand Bohemian Gallery. I interviewed ...Asheville artist, Adrienne van Dooren began a series of dance-inspired paintings to increase awareness of breast cancer and raise funds for research. Several original oil paintings are currently on display at the Grand Bohemian Gallery. I... Read More
Minnesota Women's Press (MN) Dec 2011
At times during her artistic career, Patty Carmody Smith has found her creative self wedded to one path. Her method is to explore a technique thoroughly for years and then evolve to another path.
In the 1970s, she was introduced to the crafts moveme ...At times during her artistic career, Patty Carmody Smith has found her creative self wedded to one path. Her method is to explore a technique thoroughly for years and then evolve to another path.
In the 1970s, she was introduced to the crafts... Read More
Her Living (NE) December/January 2012
Ying Zhu, awarded a three-month residency at the Bemis, gestures to the spacious studio, the tall windows open to the warm October morning. “I came with a subject in mind, but being here, in this space…” She touches the red brick w ...Ying Zhu, awarded a three-month residency at the Bemis, gestures to the spacious studio, the tall windows open to the warm October morning. “I came with a subject in mind, but being here, in this space…” She touches the red brick... Read More
Her Living (NE) April/May 2012
Sara Sumnick Wamsat’s first art lessons were at the kitchen table. “My mother drew pictures and I’d color them,” she recalls. Kalle Wamsat also remembers artmaking at a kitchen table, alongside her mother, Sara. From one gener ...Sara Sumnick Wamsat’s first art lessons were at the kitchen table. “My mother drew pictures and I’d color them,” she recalls. Kalle Wamsat also remembers artmaking at a kitchen table, alongside her mother, Sara. From one... Read More
Montana Woman (MT) May 2012
I love the small towns of Montana. I have even heard it said that Montana is a smalltown with really long roads. I totally agree with that astute observation and especially enjoy meeting community members along the way. It w ...
I love the small towns of Montana. I have even heard it said that Montana is a smalltown with really long roads. I totally agree with that astute observation and especially enjoy meeting community members along the way. It... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
This is a story about a woman whose life has been inextricably altered, first by loss; then by hope, passion and determination.
Not long ago, Susan Seidman was living in the Philadelphia area, where familial roots had anchored her. It was the cit ...This is a story about a woman whose life has been inextricably altered, first by loss; then by hope, passion and determination.
Not long ago, Susan Seidman was living in the Philadelphia area, where familial roots had anchored her. It was the city... Read More
Her Living (NE) February/March 2012
"I’ve always loved hands,” says Jacqueline Kluver. She holds out her own, which are soft and strong. “I think of them as tools—these have done the tender task of diapering a baby to the work of digging a garden. Hands... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
“Life as a journey” was not a familiar concept or way of thinking for me until this last year.
I have always based my life on plans, ideas, accomplishments, and finishing projects. My friends, I think, would describe me as a... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
For the past 38 years, Asheville Greenworks, our local non-profit environmental organization, has worked tirelessly to encourage our community to be and stay “clean and green.” The first annual Green Swan Festival (GSF) celebrates and... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
Asheville artist, Adrienne van Dooren began a series of dance-inspired paintings to increase awareness of breast cancer and raise funds for research. Several original oil paintings are currently on display at the Grand Bohemian Gallery. I... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
Kate Worm stands in front of her easel, a paint roller (brayer) in hand. She is giving a painting demonstration at the Hickory Museum of art. The model, a young girl, is posed in a chair ten feet in front of Kate with a spotlight casting her figure... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
Kate Worm stands in front of her easel, a paint roller (brayer) in hand. She is giving a painting demonstration at the Hickory Museum of art. The model, a young girl, is posed in a chair ten feet in front of Kate with a spotlight casting her figure... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
Nava Atlas reports in her introduction that she intended to create . . . a treasury of intimate glimpses into the unfolding creative process across twelve brilliant careers. To attain her goal, Ms. Navas . . . pored through letters,... Read More