Portrait of McAulay with his banjo. “I built it out of wood that used to be a shade tree on my family’s farm in Franklin, TN. It is my talisman – my sword.” He moved to Nashville in 2003 but returned to Asheville for the mountains, music and art.…
Portrait of Vickery with a bamboo pole. Bamboo symbolizes to her “strength & durability, yet flexibility & gentleness…” She came to Asheville in 2004 and stayed for the “art, performance, and exploration”.
Portrait of Vickery with bamboo. “It’s a love affair. I love to be in the groves of bamboo. I love to touch it.” He came to Asheville in 2004 for the art, the supportive people and the yoga community.
Portrait of Peacock with an eye patch and cane. The patch represents “all the turning of a blind eye I do” and the cane symbolizes “a rod or scepter – responsibility”. He came to Asheville in 2004 for the arts and culture.
Portrait of DeCristofaro with a bowie knife, tiger bandana and 3-word poem, which, he says, show his “true nature as ‘warrior poet’ and American resistance fighter”. He came to Asheville in 2004 to attend UNCA and stays for the beauty, mountains and…
Portrait of Johnson with a fern – she likes to “grow things”. She came to Asheville in 1987 to raise family close to family, and stays for the surrounding national forest, “diversity of culture" and "creative energy”.
Portrait of Johnson with a book. Reading, she says, “is a way to relax, learn and relate. I love books.” She is a native of Asheville, which she loves with a passion. “I like the people in Asheville, how they feel free to express themselves.”
Portrait of Hoffman with his “consciousness”, which he describes as “the spark of life itself – energy.” He came to Asheville in 2003, drawn, he says, “like a magnet from within”. He maintains that the human, artistic and creative energies in…