Nina Howard - Exhibit

Nina Howard Studio

Person painting on a large canvas inside a geodesic dome, with several potted plants and a colorful palette nearby.
Abstract painting titled 'Melon Head' featuring swirling blue, purple, and green hues with a pink rounded shape in the center and black accents.

Meet Nina

Nina Howard has been called a Renaissance Woman by her many peers and friends.  As an Artist, Interior Designer, Massage Therapist, Polarity Therapist, Licensed Esthetician, Educator and Entrepreneur, Nina synthesizes these talents by creating beauty and wellness in all that she does.  In addition, Nina is an inspirational speaker, author and contributing author to 4 books as well as many magazine publications.

Sundial

A sundial made of metal on a grassy area next to bushes, with faces indicating hours and words reading "MORNING," "AFTERNOON," "TRUE NOON," and "TRUE LIE."

The Folkmoot Sundial Story

It All Started in a Rocking Chair… read more

Registered by the North American Sundial Society

Four round horizontal sundials showing different solar times: equinox, solar noon, solstice, and azimuth, labeled at the top with corresponding dotted points, against a dark background, with the caption 'The world's most accurate horizontal sundial' at the bottom.

Sculpture

Front view of Queen Auditorium with a colorful sculpture outside, bushes on either side, and steps leading to the entrance on a clear day.

“Celebrating Folkmoot”

ARTIST: Wayne Trapp
INSTALLATION YEAR: 2009, 2025
MEDIUM: Steel
LOCATION: 112 Virginia Ave, Waynesville,NC

This bright, whimsical sculpture portrays an abstract dancer with twirling flags in honor of the cultural extravaganza known as Folkmoot. The kinetic movement of the flags that throw glints of light when spinning freely in the breeze captures the exotic energy and wild spirit of the festival.

Folkmoot brings troupes of international folk dancers to Waynesville every July for a celebration of customs and cultures from across the globe. More than 100 countries have danced down Main Street since Folkmoot’s inaugural year in 1984.

The flags symbolize both the international unity and diversity of Folkmoot. The artist invited the public to submit their own flag designs and incorporated them into the piece.