Linda Langehttp://www.knoxville.com/staff/linda-lange/Linda Lange, a longtime feature writer and travel editor, covers regional, national and international destinations and shares insider travel tips on the <a href="http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/travel/">Explore</a> blog. She assists with the Editorial/Opinion Page. She began working at the News Sentinel March 1993. en-usThoryn Ziemba confers with John Almaguer while his glass sculpture is heated in the “glory hole.” Thhttp://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/41005/Thoryn Ziemba confers with John Almaguer while his glass sculpture is heated in the “glory hole.” ThThu, 06 Nov 2008 14:54:00 -0000http://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/41005/Doves flutter above wood sculptor Bard Sells in his studio in Cookeville, Tenn.http://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/41006/Doves flutter above wood sculptor Bard Sells in his studio in Cookeville, Tenn.Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:54:00 -0000http://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/41006/The Cannon Cultural Museum, a component of the Arts Center of Cannon County, features self-taught arhttp://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/41004/The Cannon Cultural Museum, a component of the Arts Center of Cannon County, features self-taught arThu, 06 Nov 2008 14:53:00 -0000http://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/41004/A slow-paced rural lifestyle attracted artists like Arlene Knaak to Middle Tennessee. A hollow log shttp://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/41003/A slow-paced rural lifestyle attracted artists like Arlene Knaak to Middle Tennessee. A hollow log sThu, 06 Nov 2008 14:53:00 -0000http://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/41003/Using rollers, Arlene Knaak presses plants against soft clay so imprints create interesting motifs.http://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/41002/Using rollers, Arlene Knaak presses plants against soft clay so imprints create interesting motifs.Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:53:00 -0000http://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/41002/Clay artist Arlene Knaak displays her wall murals at her studio in Gassaway, Tenn. Tiles are are drihttp://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/41001/Clay artist Arlene Knaak displays her wall murals at her studio in Gassaway, Tenn. Tiles are are driThu, 06 Nov 2008 14:52:00 -0000http://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/41001/William Kooienga rests on a sculpture in his studio near Dowelltown in Middle Tennessee.http://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/41000/William Kooienga rests on a sculpture in his studio near Dowelltown in Middle Tennessee.Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:52:00 -0000http://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/41000/John Almaguer, left, and Thoryn Ziemba sculpt a vessel in the glass studio of the Appalachian Centerhttp://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/40999/John Almaguer, left, and Thoryn Ziemba sculpt a vessel in the glass studio of the Appalachian CenterThu, 06 Nov 2008 14:52:00 -0000http://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/40999/Heaps of wood fill Brad Sells’ studio in Cookeville, Tenn. His sculpture of a family will be installhttp://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/40997/Heaps of wood fill Brad Sells’ studio in Cookeville, Tenn. His sculpture of a family will be installThu, 06 Nov 2008 14:51:00 -0000http://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/40997/Glass artist Thoryn Ziemba heats the glass to keep it malleable.http://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/40995/Glass artist Thoryn Ziemba heats the glass to keep it malleable.Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:50:00 -0000http://www.knoxville.com/photos/2008/nov/06/40995/