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“InsBEARational” Art Event with Chris Markey & Jerry Stuart

Explore the fascinating world of bear-inspired art at Mountain Made As the “InsBEARation” Art Event continues to enchant art lovers, there’s still plenty to explore and enjoy. Whether you’ve already visited or are planning your first trip, Chris Markey’s intricate chainsaw bear carvings and Jerry Stuart’s vibrant bear portraits paintings promise new insights at every time you return. The “InsBEARation”

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The “InsBEARation” Art Event [July 6-31, 2024]

“InsBEARation” Art Event Opening, 12-3 PM, Saturday July 6 The anthropomorphizing of bears (ursines) is nothing new. Baloo began crooning about the “bear necessities” way back in 1967 in the animated classic “The Jungle Book”, and Winnie-the-Pooh started musing on the meaning of life in the Hundred Acre Wood about 100 years ago. And of course, starting in 1944, the

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Bear Art Prints & Paintings by Melanie Christian

Homage Bear Art by Melanie Christian Retired art teacher, Melanie Christian has always admired great works of art found thoughout history. So when she moved from Savannnah, Georgia to Asheville in 2021, she decided share her love of all her favorite paintings as well as her new reverance for our local bear population, when she painted her “North Carolina American

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Wood Bowls with Holes? 4th Generation Woodturning by Mike McKinney

Handcrafted Wood Bowls by Mike McKinney In this week’s post, Mountain Made gallery is happy to share with you the unique wood art of one of our newest additions to our gallery of local woodturners, Mike McKinney. Mike McKinney is a fourth generation woodworker who had an opportunity to work in the shop with both his dad and grandfather. His

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Landscape Paintings by Cherokee Artist Jenean Hornbuckle

WNC Landscapes by Cherokee Artist Jenean Hornbuckle Mountain Made gallery is happy to welcome Native American landscape painter, Jenean Hornbuckle to our family of local artists. Jenean paints some the best mountain landscapes we have seen. She believes that her extraordinary ability to capture the beautiful or our Western North Carolina mountains and to see their hidden power has been

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