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Watch Live Glassblowing Fun Things to Do in Downtown Asheville Yes, there are only 3 weekends left and we invite you come by Mountain Made and watch live glassblowing and gift shopping in the safety and comfort of our store. Jason Probstein, a master scientific glassblower will be here on Fridays, Saturdays & Mondays until […]
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Although our YEAR 2020 project is over and the resulting book published and offered for sale, Mountain Made’s artist of the year, Nancy Dillingham has written one more poem that we want to share with you, the public: Biden Time And hope and history rhyme. ~Seamus Heaney Voice quiet yet commanding he repeats his […]
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This Holiday Season – Safe Glassblowing Demonstrations We invite you to warm up your holiday shopping season with a mesmerizing display of glassblowing magic! We here at Mountain Made Gallery are thrilled to welcome one of Asheville’s most talented glassblowers, Jason Probstein. Jason will be performing live glassblowing demos creating his colorful Christmas ornaments inside […]
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As you might know by now that our featured artist for the summer is Nancy Dillingham. Nancy is both a poet and writer and her work will be featured all summer as part of our Year 2020: A Public Art Project. “Bunker” is the last entry in her first set of 2020 poems and one that we wanted to […]
Comments Off on The Year 2020: A Public Art Project Update II – More News About the Book
Just a short post to let you know that we have finalized submissions for our YEAR 2020 book project. We are in the process of scanning, editing and proofreading all the public ‘graffiti” art and your written submissions. Our ETA for publishing is sometime during the first week of November 2020. Watch this channel for […]
Kumihimo or Japanese-Style Beaded Jewelry A lifelong arts and crafts enthusiast, Deborah “Debbie” Hummer moved to Western North Carolina several years ago looking for the inspiring mountain beauty and to join our thriving arts community … the two things that were …Read More »
Bio/Artist Statement Gayle is a fine painter who also designs beautiful gemstone jewelry. With an eye to unique color and texture combinations as well as …Read More »
“Fetch” – 1st Prize Winner – Best Children’s Book Local writer and Jerald Pope of Swannanoa (near Asheville NC) was awarded the first prize for Best Children’s Book for his wordless picture book, “Fetch” at the North Street Book Content (2020). The sixth annual North Street Book’s 2020 contest …Read More »
Gemstone Artwork by Gayle Ray Gayle is well known for her fine art jewelry designs created from beautiful gemstones. With an eye to unique color and texture combinations as well as the light within each stone, her handcrafted necklaces, and earrings are considered to be stylish wearable “art pieces”. Gayle …Read More »
“Are all your arts and crafts made here in Western North Carolina?” Due to the outstanding craftsmanship of the art and crafts available in our gallery, almost everyone secretly wonders, “How can something so beautiful be locally made, especially here in [the backwoods of] North Carolina?” The answer is yes! …Read More »
Kumihimo or Japanese-Style Beaded Jewelry A lifelong arts and crafts enthusiast, Deborah “Debbie” Hummer moved to Western North Carolina several years ago looking for the inspiring mountain beauty and to join our thriving arts community … the two things that were hard to find in the cold, sterile concrete jungles of …Read More »
Celebrate LOVE with these Unique Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas February has always been a month of transitions and new beginnings. While seemly buried deep inside the stillness of winter, the earth slowly renews itself and prepares for the green growth and warmer weather of spring. And like the seasons, Valentine’s …Read More »