Functional Art

The Flood Collection is a card deck and coffee table book featuring 54 original works of art lost or damaged during Hurricane Helene. ALL proceeds go directly to the 54 participating artists, all of whom were financially impacted by the disaster.

Erin Keane is an artist working with photography, encaustic beeswax, and bookbinding. In photography, she explores the elasticity of light, and creates luminous paintings with photographic brushstrokes and layers of encaustic. In bookbinding, she explores innovative bindings and stitches, and designs encaustic book sculptures and journals to honor books as an art form.

Keira Peterson is a ceramic artist whose work is embodied by simple forms and minimal designs. Her process clears her mind with a meditative state of focus, resulting in pleasing work with calming subtle curves and soothing textures.

Sarah Wells Rolland and George Rolland own The Village Potters Clay Center is a collective of seven resident potters. The 14,000 sq. foot facility houses seven private studios, three fully equipped educational studios, thirteen varying atmospheric kilns, a gallery with four showrooms and a Laguna Clays Distribution Center where we sell clay, tools, and Raku kilns.

Amelia Mae is a musician, maker, carpenter, living an artist’s life in Asheville NC. Amelia makes hand dipped beeswax taper candles from local WNC beeswax and recently made black walnut candle holders out of a tree that fell on her roof.

I’m a multifaceted artist inspired by beauty, nature, and the rhythms of life. My work includes small-batch pottery and sculpture, fine art, illustration, book and digital design.

Originally from Hamburg, Germany, stencil artist Anja Bartels discovered pottery making while living in an intentional community in Virginia. Passion ignited, she returned home to study in the German Ceramics Guild, which honed her skills in a way much different from the typical experience in American art schools. With a strong focus on craftsmanship and technical skill, Guild training provided her with the groundwork for making a quality product paired with the practical experience of working with a master potter for three years. The apprentices must engage in all aspects of the business, including marketing, sales, accounting, and production.

Handmade functional pottery made mostly on a wheel by Sarah Vekasi, MDIV, and finished with unique glazes. Sarah has a studio and brick and mortar store at 105 Cherry Street, Black Mountain, NC.

I was born and raised in WNC, I learned leathercraft from my father. He learned it as a hobby in prison, in the 70’s, I still do the older prison style of tooling and creating.

Handmade leather goods made to order. We make leather bags, sandals, wallets, belts and many custom orders. We have a large variety of vintage belt buckles and estate jewelry