For the citizens of Jackson County, North Carolina -- from the Qualla Boundary over to the Parkway and from Water Rock Knob down to White Water Falls, including all the communities in between: Addie, Balsam, Barkers Creek, Beta, Caney Fork, Cashiers, Cherokee, Cullowhee, Dillsboro, East LaPorte, Forest Hills, Glenville, Greens Creek, Savannah, Sylva, Tuckasegee, Webster, Whittier, Willets and Wilmot. (OK, who'd we miss?)
Paint brushes of all sizes (click photo to enlarge) await art students at downtown Sylva's Studio 598.
The art studio, operated by Norma Smith, is located at 598 West Main Street (above Hollifield Jewelers). Smith also teaches art at Western Carolina University.