Artfolios warmly invites the community to the annual Holiday Studio Visit with artists Barbara Lister Sink and Melrose Tapscott Buchanan on Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 2:00-5:00pm. Barbara—who is a world renowned pianist—creates abstract inks with a strong use of color and line. Melrose—who has devoted her life to teaching and making art—creates pieces which explore the complexity of perception. Their upstairs studio is located at 629 North Trade Street in the Arts District of Winston-Salem. Come tour a studio fresh and full of creativity, enjoy conversations on art, and do some holiday shopping.

ACCESSIBILITY: The upstairs studio can only be accessed by a narrow set of stairs. If this presents a challange for you, Carrie Leigh Dickey—Owner & Visionary—will be glad to bring artworks and artists downstairs to meet you! When you arrive to the first-floor studio/Kara Hammond's gallery VITRINE, text or call Carrie at (336) 971-8957 and she will make the needed arrangements.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Barbara Lister-Sink, Founding Artist of Artfolios, is passionate about both music and art. An internationally distinguished pianist and teacher, and a native North Carolinian, she developed an interest in art and art history while majoring in music at Smith College. Throughout her early career, Barbara created pastel drawings of the landscapes, seascapes, and irises of her native state. She has now navigated to ink and full heartedly pushed her artwork to complete abstraction. Barbara’s mediums of choice allow her easy access to color and line—coincidentally her favorite aspects of musical performance. View artworks showcased in Artfolios' online gallery.

Melrose Tapscott Buchanan, Founding Artist of Artfolios, is an artist and an educator. She has taught drawing and painting classes and workshops at Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Sawtooth School of Visual Art, and Salem Academy and College. For many years Melrose taught two-day and week-long watercolor workshops in the mountains and at the beaches of North Carolina and Virginia (Chincoteague Island was a favorite spot). Melrose chooses to be a careful observer of the world around her. Her passion for observing and sketching from life, dreams, and memories drives her work. Her art is about the complexity of perception: the art of seeing, believing, meditating, and then giving herself permission to play with the images from her sketchbooks. View artworks showcased in Artfolios' online gallery.