Featured Artisan – Kandee Wallace Russell County, VA Kandee Wallace gives back to Southwest Virginia in vibrant ways, through her whimsical art and her passion for providing opportunities for residents around the region. Wallace had an emotional response when talking about the arts community and its growth in...
Featured Artisan - Glen Thomason Washington County, Virginia Glen Thomason considers himself a storyteller but is now coming to terms with the title of author after the release of his fifth published book. Thomason’s Adventures of Duke Series features its title character based on his childhood border collie....
Featured Artisan – Aria Asbury, Washington County Aria Asbury can remember coloring cardboard boxes with Sharpie markers in her father’s office at as young as three years old. Her lifelong love and passion is now her life’s work as an art teacher and professional artist. “Art has...
Featured Artisan – July 2023 Paula Kahn, Chinquapin Designs / Washington County, VA The handcrafted items from Chinquapin Designs are much more than a single piece of jewelry; they are part of a greater mission to raise awareness of a vanishing species. As you buy products from Paula...
Featured Artisan – Nicholas Barnes Patrick County native Nicholas Barnes is carrying on his grandfather’s legacy as he molds and crafts stunning wood products. From the moment you see one of the Barnes’ creations, it is apparent how much handiwork has gone into the design and construction of...
Featured Artisan - Mary Lucy BivinsMary Lucy Bivins has been creating Fraktur since the 1970s. Fraktur, from the German lettering of the same name, is also the folk art form of manuscript illumination brought to America by the Pennsylvania German settlers. This cultural tradition, from its...
FEATURED ARTISAN / BARABARA HOLBROOK Barbara Holbrook can recall the very first item she ever crocheted. The piece is a round white and red rug, using a single-stitch crochet. It is made from nylon material. As she laughs, she says it is ‘a little puckered.’ Barbara still...
'Round the Mountain Featured Artisan Walter Shroyer There is a certain peace about starting the morning with steam lifting from a hot cup of coffee with a view of the Southwest Virginia mountains. The creations Walter Shroyer has been crafting for decades comes from the love he has...
'Round the Mountain Featured Artisan Tim Burke Tim Burke has nearly three decades of experience honing his craft of hand-sculpted glass sculptures. This fall, one of those designs that might be more prominent is his hand-blown pumpkin collection. “Glass is a perfect medium for rendering organic forms,” Burke...