Asheville: Scattered clouds, 48.2 °F
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Mr. Freeze Fog wafts along the ceiling of an industrial freezer, floating above a workbench stocked with power drills, chisels, and chain saws. |
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Katie Park She wants to knit things so small the viewer needs a magnifying glass to see them, and so large they’re made with climbing rope. “The stranger it seems, the more it makes me want to knit it,” says Park. |
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The Alchemist Metal melts at 2,400 degrees F, and Ralph Berger’s plasma torch burns at 40,000 degrees |
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Seen & Heard The energy and emotion of live music can often be summed up in a single image: a guitarist arching his back in the thrall of a solo |
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Behind the Veneer Standing in his 3,500-square-foot woodworking shop, Barry Tribble slides a thick cardboard box onto a low table. He tugs on a corner, and peels it open, revealing 30 sheets of wood veneer as thin as poster paper and as delicate as glass. |
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Swatch in the Dark Nearly 10 years ago, Jim and Libby Mijanovich found themselves wandering through a Philadelphia arena filled with artwork. |
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Forging the Way Inside William S. Rogers’ spotless blacksmith shop hangs a sheet of steel the size of a blackboard. |
A selective guide for dining in Western North Carolina
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