Blue Ridge Vision

With the Nantahala National Forest as his backyard, Hayesville resident and Blue Ridge Mountain EMC member David Westwood is surrounded by artistic inspiration.

“One day I climbed to the top of Wayah Bald and was gazing out at the view, when I realized the mountain ranges reminded me of progressive layers of faded denim,” he says. A few months later (and after learning how to sew), his denim renditions of the Blue Ridge Mountains were born. David’s career has included album cover design and a stint as a coin and medal designer for the U.S. Mint. But now he finds satisfaction sourcing denim from local thrift stores, using six shades to breathe life into his unique mountainscapes.