Art

A tree with a carved face

Travel

A hidden-gem park in Montevallo celebrates woodworking and the art of Tim Tingle

A portrait of two women; one wears a patchwork quilted jacket

Arts & Culture

Two renowned Alabama quilters adorn blankets, totes, jackets, and pillows with recycled denim, rhythmic topstitching, and generations-old artistry

A book cover

Arts & Culture

The author’s debut novel delivers the full gamut of Cajun life, past and present

A portrait of a woman holding a book

Arts & Culture

The author of “The Correspondent” chats about Southern stereotypes and her long-time-coming writing success

A woman in an art studio with fabric and a fabric artwork of a window behind her

Arts & Culture

Bai’s Alabama and Korean roots shine bright through her sewn window-like tapestries

An oak tree

Arts & Culture

“The Inner Passage,” Virginia McGee Richards’s new book and photo project, shines an otherworldly light on a canal system dug by enslaved hands

A man stands inside a cave

Conservation

Like Indiana Jones with a camera, the photographer and adventurer Stephen Alvarez descends into otherworldly caves to discover, illuminate, and preserve millennia-old drawings

A collage of Southern culture icons

Arts & Culture

Take your pick of the season’s Southern-tinged arts and culture

A painting of bourbon bottles

Distilled

Sporting artist Jared DuCote creates hyper-realistic depictions worthy of hanging above a home bar

Hunter Bell standing in her office in front of a moodboard.

Style

The Houstonian’s exuberant designs spark joy (and make Swifties swoon)

A mahjong set

Arts & Culture

Artisans across the country are putting their spins on the traditional Chinese game tiles

A collage of multiple paintings

Arts & Culture

A dazzling new exhibition in New Orleans pairs the work of Clementine Hunter and Andrew LaMar Hopkins

A man forges inside a workshop

Arts & Culture

Young guns forge the future of elegant home and garden decor

two female plastic art portraits side by side

Arts & Culture

Heather Elson’s No More Liddering rallies schools, communities, and even stadiums to transform single-use waste into vibrant installations

A man in a neon light studio

Arts & Culture

Artist Nate Sheaffer revives historic signs, crafts electric glass originals, and keeps the Crescent City aglow

Arts & Culture

Spunk, sass, and not a little espionage—South Carolina’s Dicey Langston makes for rich material

People hold a long quilt outside

Arts & Culture

Stitched by Americans from all fifty states, the 2,500-block patchwork is a sweeping tribute to the nation’s birthday

A book

Arts & Culture

As avian species hang in the balance, what’s past is prologue

A knife by a bourbon barrel band

Distilled

The Tennessee bladesmith uses an ancient technique to give old bourbon barrel bands new life

Three images: A detail of beaded tulips on a gown; an ombre-sequined dress; beaded butterflies.

Arts & Culture

Artisans stitch care into every seam of pageant dresses