{"id":91532,"date":"2026-04-26T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T10:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=91532"},"modified":"2026-04-26T08:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T12:31:30","slug":"cover-artist-tania-dirks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Artist:<\/strong> Tania Dirks"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"

(From left) Hen Hayven; Appalachian Grace & Queen Ann\u2019s Lace; and Cobalt Canon. Tania Dirks, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

By Gina Malone<\/p>\n

Tania Dirks has it on tape. At age 2, she was recorded professing her intention to become a \u201cfinger painter\u201d when she grew up. The longing\u2014if not the method\u2014for creating stayed with her throughout high school and at the Rhode Island School of Design where she began her studies in Illustration, switching to Painting in her senior year. \u201cMy painting thesis was about postmodern portraits of my roommates, Diet Coke, cigarettes and the general artsy \u2018vibe\u2019 of the late 1990s,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\"\"

Sunflower Sonnet. Tania Dirks, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

After graduation, the places that drew her peers at the time were Los Angeles and NYC. Having grown up in the Hudson Valley, she chose NYC. \u201cI landed a great tiny apartment in the East Village of Manhattan as the superintendent of the building,\u201d she says. She was, in fact, sweeping the sidewalk in front of her building (one of her duties as super) when she met her future husband Greg who had just got out of the Army and was seeing the sights in New York with friends. The two would marry eight years later.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Dirks worked at an art publishing house in SoHo, climbing the ladder from studio artist to art director. She continues to do freelance work for the company today.<\/p>\n

Married, she and Greg moved to Cold Spring, NY, where they welcomed a son, Ranger. \u201cIt was a lovely place to live, with accessibility to everything, and a large mountain range beside the river and Fahnestock State Park to shelter us from the hustle and bustle of urban life,\u201d she says. Teaching \u201cPaint and Sip\u201d classes as a way to fundraise for Ranger\u2019s school introduced her to the world of teaching art to others, and more opportunities followed. \u201cI taught monthly paint and drawing classes along with my full-time job as director of project development for a graphic design company that created non-profit fundraising campaigns,\u201d she says. \u201cI did not like the job, because it did not come naturally and I had a constant pit in my stomach from the pressure of it all.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the pandemic hit, Dirks found herself not creating for the first time in a long while. Her husband suggested they move to his native Tennessee. Although she remembers being nervous about the relocation, she admits, \u201cThis changed everything for me as a human and an artist.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"

Eventide Glory. Tania Dirks, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

One of the first sights that met her eyes when they reached eastern TN was a field with a hay bale. To her, it was a beautiful sculpture. \u201cI had never seen one round before,\u201d she says. \u201cI thought it only came in rectangles and in piles in France like the ones Monet painted.\u201d She was smitten. \u201cThe southern landscape completely changed me and my artmaking,\u201d she says. \u201cI just want to capture the movement and the drama I see. I can\u2019t react fast enough and I continue to look to find more colors to reflect what I feel when I see each day.\u201d Dirks\u2019 paintings of hay bales have proved popular, winning awards and selling consistently. \u201cI really do love those large lumps of hay,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

In TN and in Asheville, she continues teaching all levels of painting. \u201cTania\u2019s paintings radiate a joyful vibrancy that feels inseparable from who she is,\u201d says Kristen Edge, owner of ArtPlay. \u201cWhat makes Tania especially remarkable, in my opinion, is her ability to pair exceptional talent with deep relatability. While she is undeniably skilled, she teaches in a way that is welcoming, intuitive and genuinely beginner-friendly\u2014meeting each person exactly where they are. Her Colorscapes<\/em> workshops at ArtPlay are consistently well-loved, with many students returning again and again to continue learning with her.\u201d<\/p>\n

In November, Dirks will be the teaching artist for ArtPlay\u2019s first Art Retreat in the River Arts District. \u201cIt will be a joyful, immersive experience\u2014welcoming both visitors and locals to spend a few vibrant days exploring color, creativity, learning and community together,\u201d says Edge.<\/p>\n

\"\"

Milkweed Minuet. Tania Dirks, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

Lou Webb has purchased more than a dozen paintings by Dirks. \u201cTania\u2019s use of brilliant colors makes her paintings come to life with a style and flair all her own,\u201d Webb says. \u201cShe is able to immerse her personality into each brushstroke. She can create a piece of art that is unique, entertaining and memorable. Her work is an inspiration to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dirks works in acrylics for the immediate color gratification she gets and because she can work without waiting for paint to dry. \u201cI usually over-exaggerate the color and mood of the landscape to reflect the mood and feeling I have,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

She paints because she feels compelled to do so. \u201cI do feel strongly that making art is a part of self-care and that is the main reason I love to teach this, because I believe it is good for our health,\u201d she says. \u201cI really want to see a neon pink version of a hay bale or a completely purple sky because I can see it that way and to express my love of this area and the gift it has given me to exhale and smile.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn more at TaniaDirksArtist.com<\/a>. Follow on Facebook at Tania Dirks<\/a> (Artist) and on Instagram @tdirks_artist<\/a>. Her work is available locally at Molly Courcelle Fine Art, Studio 2A in The Wedge, 129 Roberts Street. An exhibition, Wildflowers, opens June 6, from 5\u20137 p.m. at Molly Courcelle Fine Art.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tania Dirks has it on tape. At age 2, she was recorded professing her intention to become a \u201cfinger painter\u201d when she grew up. The longing\u2014if not the method\u2014for creating stayed with her throughout high school and at the Rhode Island School of Design.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":91546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-visual-arts"],"yoast_head":"\nCover Artist: Tania Dirks - The Laurel of Asheville<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tania Dirks has it on tape. At age 2, she was recorded professing her intention to become a \u201cfinger painter\u201d when she grew up. The longing\u2014if not the method\u2014for creating stayed with her throughout high school and at the Rhode Island School of Design where she began her studies in Illustration, switching to Painting in her senior year.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cover Artist: Tania Dirks - The Laurel of Asheville\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tania Dirks has it on tape. At age 2, she was recorded professing her intention to become a \u201cfinger painter\u201d when she grew up. The longing\u2014if not the method\u2014for creating stayed with her throughout high school and at the Rhode Island School of Design where she began her studies in Illustration, switching to Painting in her senior year.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Laurel of Asheville\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thelaurelofasheville\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-26T10:00:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-26T12:31:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cover-Artist-Tania-Dirks-SunFlower_Sonnet-copy-2-e1777206684505.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"529\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Amy Pryor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AshevilleLaurel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AshevilleLaurel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Amy Pryor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/arts\\\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/arts\\\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Amy Pryor\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/13d76582350fe4093b37d2b69174af00\"},\"headline\":\"Cover Artist: Tania Dirks\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-26T10:00:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-26T12:31:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/arts\\\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":967,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/arts\\\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/Cover-Artist-Tania-Dirks-SunFlower_Sonnet-copy-2-e1777206684505.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Arts\",\"Visual Arts\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/arts\\\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/arts\\\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/arts\\\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\\\/\",\"name\":\"Cover Artist: Tania Dirks - The Laurel of Asheville\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/arts\\\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/arts\\\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/Cover-Artist-Tania-Dirks-SunFlower_Sonnet-copy-2-e1777206684505.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-26T10:00:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-26T12:31:30+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/13d76582350fe4093b37d2b69174af00\"},\"description\":\"Tania Dirks has it on tape. At age 2, she was recorded professing her intention to become a \u201cfinger painter\u201d when she grew up. The longing\u2014if not the method\u2014for creating stayed with her throughout high school and at the Rhode Island School of Design where she began her studies in Illustration, switching to Painting in her senior year.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/arts\\\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/arts\\\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/arts\\\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/Cover-Artist-Tania-Dirks-SunFlower_Sonnet-copy-2-e1777206684505.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/Cover-Artist-Tania-Dirks-SunFlower_Sonnet-copy-2-e1777206684505.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":529,\"caption\":\"Sunflower Sonnet. Tania Dirks, artist\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/arts\\\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cover Artist: Tania Dirks\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Laurel of Asheville\",\"description\":\"The Arts and Culture of Communities Across the Mountains\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/13d76582350fe4093b37d2b69174af00\",\"name\":\"Amy Pryor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4afbb9c963c7a0e8f027aafb31772d626615a03db2472868007f1e429a48cc2f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4afbb9c963c7a0e8f027aafb31772d626615a03db2472868007f1e429a48cc2f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4afbb9c963c7a0e8f027aafb31772d626615a03db2472868007f1e429a48cc2f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Amy Pryor\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cover Artist: Tania Dirks - The Laurel of Asheville","description":"Tania Dirks has it on tape. At age 2, she was recorded professing her intention to become a \u201cfinger painter\u201d when she grew up. The longing\u2014if not the method\u2014for creating stayed with her throughout high school and at the Rhode Island School of Design where she began her studies in Illustration, switching to Painting in her senior year.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cover Artist: Tania Dirks - The Laurel of Asheville","og_description":"Tania Dirks has it on tape. At age 2, she was recorded professing her intention to become a \u201cfinger painter\u201d when she grew up. The longing\u2014if not the method\u2014for creating stayed with her throughout high school and at the Rhode Island School of Design where she began her studies in Illustration, switching to Painting in her senior year.","og_url":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/","og_site_name":"The Laurel of Asheville","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thelaurelofasheville","article_published_time":"2026-04-26T10:00:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-26T12:31:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":529,"url":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cover-Artist-Tania-Dirks-SunFlower_Sonnet-copy-2-e1777206684505.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Amy Pryor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AshevilleLaurel","twitter_site":"@AshevilleLaurel","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Amy Pryor","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/"},"author":{"name":"Amy Pryor","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/#\/schema\/person\/13d76582350fe4093b37d2b69174af00"},"headline":"Cover Artist: Tania Dirks","datePublished":"2026-04-26T10:00:25+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-26T12:31:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/"},"wordCount":967,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cover-Artist-Tania-Dirks-SunFlower_Sonnet-copy-2-e1777206684505.jpg","articleSection":["Arts","Visual Arts"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/","url":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/","name":"Cover Artist: Tania Dirks - The Laurel of Asheville","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cover-Artist-Tania-Dirks-SunFlower_Sonnet-copy-2-e1777206684505.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-26T10:00:25+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-26T12:31:30+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/#\/schema\/person\/13d76582350fe4093b37d2b69174af00"},"description":"Tania Dirks has it on tape. At age 2, she was recorded professing her intention to become a \u201cfinger painter\u201d when she grew up. The longing\u2014if not the method\u2014for creating stayed with her throughout high school and at the Rhode Island School of Design where she began her studies in Illustration, switching to Painting in her senior year.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cover-Artist-Tania-Dirks-SunFlower_Sonnet-copy-2-e1777206684505.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cover-Artist-Tania-Dirks-SunFlower_Sonnet-copy-2-e1777206684505.jpg","width":1200,"height":529,"caption":"Sunflower Sonnet. Tania Dirks, artist"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/cover-artist-tania-dirks\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cover Artist: Tania Dirks"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/","name":"The Laurel of Asheville","description":"The Arts and Culture of Communities Across the Mountains","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/#\/schema\/person\/13d76582350fe4093b37d2b69174af00","name":"Amy Pryor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4afbb9c963c7a0e8f027aafb31772d626615a03db2472868007f1e429a48cc2f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4afbb9c963c7a0e8f027aafb31772d626615a03db2472868007f1e429a48cc2f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4afbb9c963c7a0e8f027aafb31772d626615a03db2472868007f1e429a48cc2f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Amy Pryor"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91532"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91557,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91532\/revisions\/91557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}