Enjoy this preview of Grace Cathey's stunning sculpture she has created for this year's auction!
Across the world, the poppy is a symbol of collective remembrance. Grace’s metal sculptures tell stories of the world around us through meaningful, and thought provoking images. Her passion for home and public art sculpture resonates with a wide audience. She strives to enhance, educate and enlighten our surroundings, the goal to capture the lifeforce of nature and reveal its essence.
Grace Cathey
POPPY LOVE, 2025
65 inches high x 36 wide by 24 deep
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Barbara Brook
Watercolor
My paintings are inspired by photos that I have taken. Whether from nature, doors, and windows on old buildings, intriguing faces, or an Italian fishing boat, I usually know when I take the photo that it will eventually become a painting.
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Susan Remi Dawkins
Oils & Pastels
Although I paint realistically, my goal is never realism for its own sake but to express my love for light, color, form, and even the medium of oil itself, especially when working with the painting
knife, which yields beautiful and often surprising effects in exchange for a measure of control.
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Sue Dolamore
Watercolor
"I experience, express and realize a more beautiful world through my life and work"
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Tonya Harwood
Acrylic
I have lived in WNC for over 25 years. This place has my heart, and is why I continually paint the breathtaking landscapes all around us. When in my studio, I am always trying to recapture the beauty. My hope is that my art draws the viewer into the peace that is found in nature.
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Barbara Jamison
Acrylic
As an artist, I strive to dazzle the viewer by romancing moments in nature
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Cheryl Keefer
Oils
Mostly in oils and sometimes watercolor, I paint landscapes en plein air. An everyday scene, a lingering sunset, a misty mountain, rocks glistening in a stream—any of these may inspire a piece. I am arrested and fascinated by God's magnificence as reflected in this ever-changing world.
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Jo Ridge Kelley
Oils
I have only a desire to paint what is my own – wholly and completely from within – along with the offerings of the earth and her daily miracles of color and light. When I begin a painting, I take inspiration from a beautiful light, color, form or texture and then continue working through observation.
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Allison Basham Payne
Oils
I live near the smoky mountains in TN with my husband, daughter and our little boy. I am a live
event painter for parties and weddings, capturing lifelong memories into fine art. With a life
steeped in film and studio arts, you'll find motion and dance in my visual storytelling.
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Teresa Pennington
Colored Pencil
Colored pencil has been my passion and my medium for 39 years. I have been blessed to make a living doing what I love. My subject matter ranges from the Biltmore Estate to the Blue Ridge Parkway to the animals in the Smoky Mountain National Park. My gallery celebrates 40 years in 2024!
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Kelly Lanning Phipps
Oils
Kelly is an American Representational Painter with a varied and expansive artistic background. Born and raised in the Appalachians of Western North Carolina, she uses elements from the landscape with its flora and fauna to compose beautiful and imaginative paintings and portraits.
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Joyce Schlapkohl
Oils
I describe my style as "painterly realism" in oil, and strive for clear color, a strong focal point, and a good design. Living in Western North Carolina provides all the subject matter one could ever desire. We are surrounded by our beautiful natural world.
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Sun Sohovich
Oils
In her home studio or en plein air, Sun strives to create each painting better than the last, aiming to convey the essence of what she sees and feels. Her evolving style reflects her passion for capturing life’s fleeting moments with vibrant light, nuanced shadows, and the interplay of hard and soft lines
Teresa Bouchonnet
Teresa Bouchonnet
Teresa Bouchonnet
Medium: Textiles/ Millinery
Teresa is a fourth-generation textile artist in a dynasty of weavers. She studied internationally under top fiber artists, trained in millinery, and worked with the US textile industry. She makes bespoke and custom hats, and is featured in the Blue Ridge Heritage Craft Trail and in the 2023 PBS series The Weekend Show.
Wendy Cordwell
Teresa Bouchonnet
Teresa Bouchonnet
Medium: Torn Paper Collage
Wendy studied at SUNY-Potsdam, raised a son and worked in accounting. She was drawn to the eye-catching technique of paper collage. She uses antique papers and maps, dictionaries and sheet music. Her pet commissions win raves from owners.
Pam Hall
Juan Peña
Juan Peña
Medium: Mosaic
Pam is a self-taught mosaic artist, continuing to follow her muse after studying Arabic art and living in the Middle East. She likes to incorporate glass, tile & pottery in her designs. Her base surfaces are often interesting and richly textural items from across the globe.
Juan Peña
Juan Peña
Juan Peña
Medium: Jewelry
My mountain-inspired collection pays homage to the beauty of the Appalachian mountains. Designs are subtle and organic, with a play of textures and finishes that evoke nature at its best.
George Kenney
George Kenney
George Kenney
Medium: Stained Glass
Let me design a window for your old, interesting or unique frame. I love the challenge and creativity of designing a one-of-a-kind window to complement your room and decor. All of my windows are custom designed at my home studio located in Waynesville, North Carolina.
Tom Irven
George Kenney
George Kenney
Medium: Wood Turning
I find creative balance and satisfaction in manipulating the forms I can produce on the lathe. My designs grow out of an initial respect for the rarity and extraordinary aesthetic qualities of the woods I use. Unusual materials deserve unusual presentations, so I search for unexpected forms that will reveal the exotic character of the woods.