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Metal sculptor Grace Cathey announces the publication of Fire & Steel: The Sculpture of Grace Cathey. Dahlia Books will publish the book - an exploration of the life and work of Cathey on July 1, 2013. Fire & Steel is a collaboration between Cathey and the distinguished historian Sara Evans (author, Carolina native and seasonal resident). It introduces Cathey, tells the story of how she came to metal art after years as a professional weaver and painter and how her work has grown and changed.

Waynesville likely boasts the only family-owned garage and gallery where you can get your oil changed while picking out a steel sculpture for your garden - Walker Service and Grace Cathey's Sculpture Garden. After 88 years, Walker Service will close on March 31st. Although, Grace has no plans to retire. She will still do commissioned pieces at her home studio.

The work of Grace Cathey is on display at River Gallery in Chattanooga, TN.

Grace Cathey, a working artist for 20 years, has survived what many have not – the test of time. Her works are on display at Govewood Gallery in Asheville, NC.

Grace Cathey Sculpture Garden and Gallery is participating in the 2013 American Craft Week.

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Interview with Pam Bunch, host, Morning Edition, WNCW radio

Local metal sculptor Grace Cathey just released a new publication, "Fire & Steel: The Sculpture of Grace Cathey."

Fire & Steel introduces Grace Cathey, tells the story of how she came to metal art after years as a professional weaver and painter and how her work has grown and changed.

Metal sculptor Grace Cathey will hold a signing for her book, Fire & Steel: The Sculpture of Grace Cathey, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. July 5; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 6; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 2; and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 3, at her studio in Waynesville.

The Waynesville Gallery Association is excited to present Art After Dark, from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 5th. The season is in full swing, making it a perfect time to step out and enjoy a stroll through Waynesville's working studios and galleries.

Waynesville artist Grace Cathey is one of only a few women sculptors in the nation who cut steel, weld, hammer, grind, and shape fabricated metal into beautiful works of art of all sizes.

You'll find Walker Service Station at the corner of Depot Street and Branner Avenue in the artsy western North Carolina town of Waynesville. A red-roofed building with open bays revealing a line of cars jacked up like grasshoppers, it's one of those spots you pledge to remember the next time your car won't start.

This may well be the only art gallery in the United States located a working service station. Grace Cathey displays her nature-themed metal art in a room adjoining the service bays of her husband's service station in the historic Frog Level district of Waynesville, NC. Coincidentally, frogs figure heavily in Cathey's art.

"HCC is where I learned to become a professional craftsman," says Grace Cathey, metal artist.

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When the town of Morganton began looking for artists in the search for someone who could capture the spirit of the town's Historic Morganton Festival, it was Waynesville artist Grace Cathey's work that captured the attention of the planning committee.

WAYNESVILLE – The work is strenuous, the work is hot, the work is messy. The worker is Grace Cathey, a metal sculptor in Waynesville. - See more at: http://triad.news14.com/content/made_in_the_carolinas/662064/metal-artist-carries-on-family-tradition-of-steelwork#sthash.mKtgQQbf.dpuf

This may well be the only art gallery in the United States located a working service station. Grace Cathey displays her nature-themed metal art in a room adjoining the service bays of her husband's service station in the historic Frog Level district of Waynesville, NC. Coincidentally, frogs figure heavily in Cathey's art.

Metal sculptor Grace Cathey was only 18 years old when she left her childhood home in Florida and came to Western North Carolina. She moved with a group of friends, needed an adventure.