A Magazine covering Western North Carolina and the Asheville NC Art Scene
All Moments Great & Small by Greg Vineyard Bibliophiles will recognize that sub-head as a nod to British veterinarian turned author, James Herriot. I grew up reading books I could not have predicted would stay in my thoughts throughout the years, yet they appear now and then like slow bubbles rising up through ancient tar. […]
But Everything Is Useful & Important by Greg Vineyard “When the most important things in our life happen we quite often do not know, at the moment, what is going on.” – C.S. Lewis, “Mere Christianity” The older I get (You know that new dinosaur they just discovered? Yeah, I knew him…), the more aware […]
…And Enjoy The Process! by Greg Vineyard Some of my acquaintances were amused by my extreme excitement recently when my portfolio was very promptly rejected by one of the most famous artist representatives in the country. I’m not intending to be disrespectful in my description here. Quite the opposite, actually. This one particular agency has […]
Some Musings Upon Launching as an Artist by Greg Vineyard My regular readers know that I often manage to work a Sci-Fi reference into my columns. Because I’m a Geek. The title is a line from the film “Contact”, starring Jodie Foster as a woman searching for signs of extra-terrestrial life. Her father shows her […]
Where Do You Get Your Ideas? by Greg Vineyard Every now and then, we dip our toes into some career-path pool or other to test the waters, and perhaps dive in. Some jump eagerly, while others sort of quasi-slip on the tile and end up dog-paddling, yet still willing to go along. Either way, at […]
And Sometimes Tea Helps by Greg Vineyard My time in Asheville, including four-plus years of monthly columns for Rapid River Magazine, has marked a new creative era in my little book of life. I remember when editor Dennis Ray invited me to contribute, I thought: “Can I come up with a topic every month?” It […]
Do What You Do And Be Who You Are by Greg Vineyard I recently noticed a car window sticker that expressed the following: “Music Isn’t What I Do, It’s What I AM.” I appreciate the sentiment about creative pursuits – and I also feel that the whole statement helps us tackle our happiness quotient as […]
It’s the Art – And It’s US! by Greg Vineyard Even though small businesses in our fair city are open year-round – including a plethora of independent artists – with the change in the weather from Spring-ish to Summer-ish comes an increase in events throughout the Asheville area. We’re like a big garden full of […]
Is One Where One Would Like to Be? by Greg Vineyard One of the tough questions on our creative journeys – besides “How do food replicators on Star Trek ACTUALLY WORK??” – is, simply: “Where am I going?” Not always easy to answer, is it? Some sources suggest looking to the past to see where […]
