A Magazine covering Western North Carolina and the Asheville NC Art Scene
Choosing the wrong padding One mistake that many customers make when they are buying carpet is buying the wrong underpad. In many cases, customers but cheap padding, mostly because the underpad is not something that is usually seen and therefore it does not justify spending a large amount of money on one. This, however, is […]
1. Change your color palette Fall is always a fantastic time to experiment with various warm, earthy colors such as shades of brown, red or chocolate which will go in line with the changing color of the trees. Therefore, change your sunny, bright color palette that you were used to wearing in the summer and […]
I don’t know which I love more: words or music. I have played the ‘cello since I was 10 years old. A LONG time. I write poetry about music. I collect poetry about music. I love to read aloud. I believe in wordplay. Here’s a poem about sound: The Moon lasted all night and seemed […]
First Place Too Many Books By Howard Paine There are too many books to read, too many words to cram into my brain causing me pain driving me irresponsible. Read three books last week and cannot remember what they were about only that I enjoyed them. I hate television, though I watch it most nights. […]
Business of Art written by visual arts consultant Wendy H. Outland. Contact her at imwhoknowsart@gmail.com For many artists it’s not easy to “toot your own horn.” You may be talented, hard-working and determined to succeed, but you must also learn to network proficiently. One thing I’ve observed is that quite often the more outgoing artists […]
Tra-La! I’m A Word Processor! by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist The first verse from Kenneth Goldsmith’s poem, I Look to Theory Only When I Realize That Somebody has Dedicated Their Entire Life to a Question I Have Only Fleetingly Considered (yes, that’s the title) begins: “I used to be an artist; […]
