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          Charles Ailstock searches for his next artistic passion  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The Singapore-born classical violinist and Charleston Music Festival co-founder shares notes on her most treasured...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Horses, hounds, wine, and bridges on a winter weekend in Carolina hunt country
	   
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Karen Weihs turns Carolina landscapes into vibrant abstracts  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          William McCullough seeks to paint true images of his homeland  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A visit to Heart Woodfire Kitchen on James Island is a little like stumbling upon a charming country cottage in the...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Move over Martha, the founders of the Charleston Academy of Domestic Pursuits are schooling locals on all things home...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Advertising maven and indomitable CEO Charlotte Beers takes charge of yet another brand. Her own.  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          From dancing children to local notables, sculptor Willard Hirsch helped shape the city  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Architect Chris Rose finds a happy medium between contemporary cool and down-to-earth inviting  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Oil painter Charles Williams shares the story behind his latest series  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Lisa Annelouise Rentz releases a stirring novella  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Shape Shift: Update your interiors with the geometric trends  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Bill Long sculpts salvaged Lowcountry wood into organic modern furnishings  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A homeowner-led dream team blows the doors off our coastal vernacular architecture with a mellow merging of Pacific...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The husband and wife behind the Neve + Hawk kids clothing line that debuted at Charleston Fashion Week (CFW) 2012 talk...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A gastronomic trek through Western North Carolina’s new culinary star  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Shannon Runquist celebrates the small moments in nostalgic vignettes  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Teil Duncan’s painting career is off to a luminous start  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A harvesting program helps basket makers combat the diminishing supply of native grasses.  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Laissez le bon temps rouler with bayou-inspired zydeco sound at the festival finale  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Artist Motoi Yamamoto translates salt—a purification symbol in Japanese culture—into a transcendent installation at the...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Tuning in with conductor Anne Manson  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Liven up your life with these artistic items  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Mary Whyte’s portrait of former crabber and oysterman Algernon Varn graced the cover of our February 2011 issue. That...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Call it a cluster, a corridor, or whatever you want—the creative spirit in Charleston is reshaping our economy and even...