Mary E. Decker was born and raised in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. There she developed a love of Nature and a familiarity with plants that is reflected in her paintings. A Master Gardener and flower enthusiast, flowers are frequently subjects of her art. It is the beauty of theContinue Reading
One year after Charleston’s murders, one week after Orlando’s tragedies, I read in the Asheville paper (Sunday edition June 19, 2016, page 8A) this headline: “County looks at shifting funds from art museum to public gun range.” I said out loud, “WHAT??!” then a soft, “oh, please.” Mike Fryer, RepublicanContinue Reading
Summer is in full swing and the Waynesville Gallery Association announces the July edition of Art After Dark! Art and music beckon you to join in on the art stroll, Friday, July 1. Galleries and restaurants stay open late, including working studios. On Main Street and HazelwoodContinue Reading
Billy Edd Wheeler is the author-composer of eight plays and musicals, a folk opera (Song of the Cumberland Gap), commissioned by the National Geographic Society, and three outdoor dramasContinue Reading
Désirant is a 7,000 square foot lifestyle boutique in the heart of downtown.Continue Reading
Rapid River Magazine: How did you get involved with art? Mary Decker: I have been drawing and painting my entire life. My earliest commissioned art was for classmates in 1st grade who asked me to do their assigned drawings for them. I wonder how many of my drawings graced theContinue Reading
As the sun spirals northward from it’s winter retreat, goldsmith Susan Marie Phipps anticipates the returning colors of springtime in new jewelry designs she skillfully hand makes using natural colored gemstones and pearls from around the world. “I try to create designs which complement each gemstone’s interplay of light, colorContinue Reading
Susan welcomes you to visit her working design studio and gallery in downtown Asheville to see her handmade elegant jewelry with a contemporary style. As an award-winning designer/goldsmith she only uses the finest gemstones, diamonds and pearls for her creations. Inspired by the beauty of the stones, she draws onContinue Reading
by Al Ramirez – When a classic movie like King Kong gets remade, fans of the original want to know why because they feel it was done right the first time and couldn’t get any better. Like most things in Hollywood it’s almost always about the money, but there haveContinue Reading
