Pat & ChuCk BLaCkLEY Artifacts of a Lifetime's Work (above left): Artist Benjamin F. Long IV spent years studying fresco painting under Italian master artist Pietro Annigoni before returning to his native North Carolina to create his own. This one, in Ashe County, North Carolina and photographed by Pat & Chuck Blackley, is one of 13 Long has created. See them all along the Ben F. Long IV Fresco Trail. Artifacts of a Day's Good Work (above right): Pottery is one of many crafts undertaken by artisans throughout the mountains, resulting in artifacts that are new and beautiful, and at the same time tied to regional heritage. Photo, taken at Berea College, by Pat & Chuck Blackley. January/February 2017 45