Browse Items (342 total)

  • Collection: Faces of Asheville

Portrait of Perry with a bokken, reflecting his interest in fencing. He came to Asheville in 1990. “What I have always loved about these mountains are hemlocks, blueberries, shared knowledge, snow, plants and wildlife, midwives, creeks, rivers,…

Portrait of Arcane with a sword, which for him reflects his “self-explorative nature – attainment through skill and perseverance”. He came to Asheville, which he describes as “the perfect bridge from who I was then to who I am now” in 1995.

Portrait of Mae Grae and Martin with the shears, brushes, combs and products that represent their salon work. Mae Grae came to Asheville for the arts, "the queer community” and the mountains, and Martin because she “heard it was cool”.

Portrait of Pozsi with his “mysterio bag”. “I’ve reached corners of Asheville I never thought I’d walk to, and gained new friends with the help of the sounds coming from my music bag.” He loves the people and mountains of Asheville.

Portrait of Martin with an OM symbol, reflecting her “ongoing spiritual quest”. She came to Asheville in 1994 and loves the beauty, nature and people.

Portrait of Gregory with a Mayan book, Popol Vuh, reflecting her passion for history and literature. She is an Asheville native.

Portrait of Queen with a sword and axe, which to him signify the motto, “Live by the axe (guitar), die by the sword”. He came to Asheville in 2007 for the music scene.

Portrait of McLeod with a wand reflecting her “wanding for Asheville”. She came to Asheville in 1992 to raise her family.

Portrait of Door with an oryx horn fire staff, the “chief magical instrument” which centers him. He came to Asheville in 1993.

Portrait of Adell wearing clothes that reflect his “style”. He is a native of Asheville.
Output Formats

atom, dc-rdf, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2