Meet the Artist: Susannah Ravenswing Creates Jewelry and Fine Objects Inspired by Nature
What would you say if we told you that you could get back to nature through the jewelry you wear? Well, artist Susannah Ravenswing would say “…why of course you can”. For decades Susannah has created fine, hand-wrought jewelry and ceremonial objects. Susannah's childhood fascination with myths, and ancient history initially drew her toward a career in archeology, and David Ford began by asking her how those early interests eventually found their way into her art.
Jeffrey Dean Foster & The Birds of Prey Live and In Concert at the Hanesbrands Theatre
Thirty years ago, singer, guitarist and songwriter Jeffrey Dean Foster co-founded The Right Profile. The Winston-Salem-based quartet played high-energy, rootsy rock and roll, and it quickly became one of the best indie bands in our state. Jeffrey's been releasing amazing songs ever since he and his band were first signed to Arista Records in the mid-80s. He's received the North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship for Songwriting and Jeffrey Dean Foster and the Birds of Prey are about to release a new album The Arrow, which they'll share during a Triad concert on New Year's Eve.
S2dio Supplies Takes off with VanGo
Bibi Coyne set out on an entrepreneurial adventure when she applied for Winston-Salem's small business competition, earlier this year. When Coyne and her family moved back to Winston-Salem, North Carolina two years ago, the graphic designer and marketing consultant was surprised by the lack of local art stores. As the “city of arts and innovation” with a thriving arts district and numerous academic art programs, Coyne saw an opportunity to address a need. Her concept for a mobile arts supply store in the Triad won the small business competition, and as a result – her business S2dio Supplies has taken off. Her idea has taken off – on wheels in fact. Bibi recently purchased a bus to house her business – a goal she's had since applying for the competition. She'll fill it with art supplies to travel around the city serving selling and delivering to local artists. Bibi spoke to me about the nuance and inspiration of an artist's tools.
Meet the Artist: Laurie Anderson
Since his recent death, there's been a lot of media attention surrounding groundbreaking singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter for the Velvet Underground Lou Reed.
Composer and Conductor Lee Holdridge Joins Greensboro Symphony Pops to Celebrate John Denver
New Year's Eve, the Greensboro Symphony Pops presents a truly unique, feel good way to ring in 2014. The symphony along with Grammy award-winning arranger, composer and conductor Lee Holdridge will celebrate what would have been John Denver's 70th birthday with the return of tribute artist Jim Curry. Jim has performed Denver's songs in sold out shows all across the country, and he's quickly become today's top interpreter of Denver's enormous legacy of multi-platinum hits. In addition to his long list of concert works performed and recorded by major orchestras and opera orchestras, award-winning T.V., and film hits, Lee Holdridge has worked with a veritable Who's Who list of major recording artists including Barabara Streisand, Neil Diamond, Stevie Wonder, and John Denver.
December Issue of Our State Features "A Prayer for North Carolina"
The December issue of Our State Magazine is out. This month's cover features a Mason jar snow bottle decked out with a little cardinal in a Frazier Fir tree. Inside you'll find beautiful hand-made Christmas gifts at the John C. Campbell Folk School, the best Country Ham for Christmas breakfast, fantastic holiday stories by award-winning NC authors, and as always incredible photographs that bring the stories to life. New to this December's issue are a group of 16 people of faith who share their powerful reflections on Our State. The feature is called A Prayer for North Carolina. Editor in Chief Elizabeth Hudson told David Ford about it.
Carolina Chamber Symphony Players Presents Peter and the Wolf
The early 20th century Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev's Peter & the Wolf may be one of the greatest introduction to the orchestra sorts of pieces of music ever written, but it's also great music and a wonderful story all rolled into one. The Carolina Chamber Symphony Players will bring Peter to the Piedmont later this month. It's part of Carolina Winter Music Festival 2013, and artistic co-director and Winston-Salem Symphony French hornist Joe Mount shares more.
New Year's Eve and a John Denver Tribute with Greensboro Symphony Pops, Lee Holdridge, and Jim Curry
This New Year's eve, the Greensboro Symphony Pops presents a unique, feel good way to ring in 2014. The symphony along with Grammy award-winning arranger, composer and conductor Lee Holdridge will celebrate what would have been John Denver's 70th birthday with the return of tribute artist Jim Curry. Jim has performed Denver's songs in sold out shows all across the country, and he's quickly become today's top interpreter of Denver's enormous legacy of multi-platinum hits. After listening to "Leaving on a Jet Plane", David Ford asked Jim about John Denver's special songwriting gift.
The Modern Scribe: John Stevens and the Art of Letterforming
Winston-Salem based John Stevens is an internationally renowned letter artist. His work can be seen everywhere from book covers and libraries to branding images, magazines, even on guitar necks. He has worked with clients such as Atlantic Records, Lucasfilm, and Pepsi, among many others.
Meet the Artist: Bass Jason McKinney
Acclaimed bass Jason McKinney graduated from the University Of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he studied voice with sopra