The Wedge
111-129 Roberts Street
Built 1916
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Julie Armbruster / Julie Armbruster Fine Art
828.545.6182
JulieArmbruster@gmail.com
Monday-Friday 10-4 or by appointment
Wedge Studio 2B5
Prophesy of Betrayal
Potato Boy Loses Faith Series
pigment, ink, acrylic, resin framed on wood panel
25 x 25 1/2 inches
$650
Julie Armbruster has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries throughout the East Coast and Abroad, including the School of Architecture in Venice Italy, 80 Washington Square Gallery in New York, and Rebus Works in Raleigh, North Carolina. Often seeking shows in alternative spaces, her work has been exhibited in skate shops, bars, music venues, restaurants, and record shops.
In addition, her work is in permanent public collections including Mission Children's Hospital and the United Way Building in Asheville, NC.
Julie Armbruster was born in Voorhees, NJ in 1979 and has lived in New York most of her life. Since 2003 she has lived in Asheville, NC. She received a Masters in Painting from New York University in 2003 and has studied abroad in Italy and Germany.
Benjamin Betsalel
Paintings, Drawings, Words & Songs
828.215.6101
ben@benbetsalel.com
www.benbetsalel.com
By appointment or chance
The Wedge (around back-lower level dock)
"AFTER"
Benjamin M. Betsalel, 2009
acrylic on canvas
4 x 6 feet
After... I return from many months living abroad I submerge myself into
the studio. Surrounded by large canvas and paint, I work intensely,
experementing with and expressing the many new thoughts and feelings
experienced while abroad or upon arrival.
Though "After" is along the same line as my previous work from my "Weather
or Not" series, I have also been making large-scale portraits which
combine qualities from both the previous portrait paintings and the more
abstracted, spacial elements within the "Weather or Not" work.
View more of my work online at benbetsalel.com
New work will be updated to the site this fall, keep an eye out!
Marston Blow / Ceramic Song
Singing Bowls and Sculptural Clay
828.423.7119
ceramicsong@gmail.com
www.ceramicsong.com
Open most Saturdays and afternoons
The Wedge (123 Roberts Street)
My bowls have the incredible ability to "sing" - by circling the lip with a wooden mallet this beautiful resonating tone fills the room and is even felt in the body. They are amazing! "Prayer" bowls are typically made out of metal or crystal, my bowls are some of the only ones in the world that are made from clay. They are used for meditation and healing and are extremely calming. To find out more, go to my website on IcreateIam.com
Molly Courcelle
Contemporary oil paintings and pastels
828.275.0640
www.1000markets.com/users/mollycourcelle
mollysieburg@charter.net
Open some Saturdays and by appointment
The Wedge, 129 Roberts Street
Fields of Fiddlehead Ferns
oil
20x30
Contemporary abstract oil paintings and pastels based on floral and natural forms.
Philip DeAngelo / Broken Road Studio
Original Oil & Pastel Paintings
828.989.5464
BrokenRoadStudio@aol.com
www.brokenroadstudio.com
Most Saturdays or by appointment
The Wedge / 2nd Floor / 129 Roberts Street
On the 2nd floor of the Wedge building just above the popular Wedge Brewery you will find Broken Road Studio. This studio is home to 3 different painters with distinctly different styles, but all working in the medium of oil. There is something for everyone at Broken Road, from Impressionism to Abstract, Traditional to POP, or just great conversation. We love art in all it's many forms and we love people, so stop on in and visit us and take a quick detour from your own Broken Road.
Hofman • Studios
Handbuilt Porcelain and more
828.232.1401
www.hofmanstudios.com
Tues-Sat 10-4 or by appointment
The Wedge (111 Roberts Street)
x-bowl
porcelain
18" x 18"
In a world of sameness, Hofman Studios offers you something truly unique. I invite you to visit our gallery and working studio to view the varied selection of handbuilt porcelain we offer for your enjoyment. Each piece of pottery is made using antique lace, some centuries old, to create objects that will be cherished for generations to come. Using the materials that nature has provided, we formulate glazes that dress each piece in a skin of dazzling colors. Colors that often mimic precious gems, stones and weathered metals.
Whether it is a vase, serving piece or a complete dinner set Hofman Studios will add an understated elegance to any setting. Beauty can be a part of everything you do, let us help you, live life artfully.
Illumination Films
Film/video production
828.337.5792
david@illumination-films.com
illuminationfilms.wordpress.com
The Wedge (123B Roberts Street)
Barbara C.L. Perez / Perez Art Studio
Pottery, Sculpture & Pastel
828.279.5460
perezartstudio@yahoo.com
www.perezartstudio.com
Most Tues-Fri 11-4 or by chance/appointment
The Wedge (129 Roberts Street, First Floor)
Immigrant Woman
clay
15" x 16" x 14"
Barbara Perez sculpts portraits and memorials in clay for individuals and groups. These are either fired or can be cast in bronze. She also creates organic, sensual sculptures and functional objects in clay, then fires them with lush, flowing glazes. This same luxuriance of color and nature-related form is found in her pastel paintings.
Naomi Diamond Rodgers / Dyed in the Wool Designs
Hand Dyed and Felted Wool and Silk Accessories
828.255.2956
www.dyedinthewooldesigns.com
Monday-Saturday approx 10:30-4
The Wedge (1st Floor)
129 Roberts Street
Dyed in the Wool Designs creates fabulous, one of a kind wearable art and home textiles. We specialize in lightweight, drapable fabrics that combine soft, hand dyed 'superfine' Australian merino wool with high end silks and other exotic fibers. The resulting textiles are weightless, luxurious, eye catching, sophisticated and totally unique.
Bee Sieburg
Oil Painting
828.285.9031
www.beesieburg.com
The Wedge
129 Roberts Street (2nd floor)
Old Goldie
oil
40" x 30"
Alwin Wagener / Wagener Forge
Blacksmith, Ironwork
828.215.8872
The Wedge (119B)
Clayspace Co-op
Woodfired and Saltfired Ceramics
828.279.3811
www.clayspace.org
Open most weekends and by appointment
The Wedge (119A Roberts Street)
The Clayspace Co-op is a cooperative ceramics studio and gallery located in the historic River Arts District of Asheville. The Clayspace provides a place for all of its members to showcase their work and an opportunity to interact with the public in a studio environment. The Clayspace Co-op specializes in wood-fired and salt-fired ceramics.
Kyle Carpenter
Handmade Salt-fired stoneware
828.279.3811
www.carpenterpottery.com
carpenterpottery@bellsouth.net
Most weekends and by appointment
The Wedge :: 119A Roberts St. :: Clayspace Co-op
As a studio potter, I work diligently to make well-crafted wares for everyday people. It’s seemingly less about the “ritual of the table” and more about respecting a long tradition of craftsmen before me and discovering my own voice. The combination of three-dimensional forms and two-dimensional drawings was a natural fusion of both my love of drawing and pottery, art and craft. It is my intention to bring together clear and abstract markings to engage the viewer to look closely at how design relates to the form of the pot.
