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Portrait of Abell, an Asheville native, with her totem cheetah.

Portrait of Lee with his baseball glove and ball, representing his lifelong dream of being a ballplayer. He came to Asheville in 1971 for the mountains and farmland.

Portrait of Cheri Brackett holding a cup of tea. She did not bring an object, and is completely representing herself, saying, "I am my work. I am or try to be totally present to those who consult with me." She is a psychotherapist who moved to…

Portrait of Abell with tools and a flute. He manufactures flutes and whistles for professionals and amateurs worldwide. He came to Asheville in 1953.

Portrait of Ledbetter with a sign - Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release - representing “the foundation of electronic music”. He enjoys Asheville’s “progressive and creative environment”.

Portrait of Lee with a jar of local honey, which, he believes, can help with allergies. He came to Asheville in 1989, and considers the mountains “sacred”.

Portrait of Jensen with his beard. “It grows on me.” He came to Asheville in 1989, a place, he says “full of many different and interesting faces”.

Portrait of Catinella holding her leopard gecko, Scandalous. Scandalous is just one of her four pets, and Catinella says, "I feel I am the most like her, always wanting to shed my 'skin' and appear 'new.' I am a mother to all four animals, but feel…

Portrait of Chiaromonte wearing the vest he considers his “sign”. He came to Asheville in 2001, sent, he says, by the “Lord”.

Portrait of Liontree with a carving of Africa, connected to the Peace Garden at Pisgah View, which represents to him “the universal Roots of All Life, The Garden of Eden, and a Refuge when big change occurs”. He came to Asheville in 2002 for the…