Fine art, considered.
Brought to your walls and your brand.
Thirty years of fine art, 20 years of creative design and 17 years working hand in hand as a gallery consultant. From one artist in the Blue Ridge. Original work for collectors. A real eye for the small businesses that want their visual world to feel like art.
SERVICES
One creative. Three ways to work together.
FEATURED ARTWORK /REMOTE ACQUISITION
Bringing the work to your home.
A simple acquisition with access to some of the best fine art globally.
Local, national and international work available at your fingertips. RD provides weekly featured artwork for you to choose from so your energy stays focused on what’s most important — everyday life.
Have a specific residential or commercial space that needs that perfect piece to complement your wall? RD provides a seamless service that is easily accessible from the comfort of your home. Share your interests, images of the proposed display and budget — and they can provide a rendering that features the work digitally.
RD handles the logistics so you don’t have to!
THE STAKES
The look of your space is the first thing people meet.
You have built something good. A business worth knowing about. A home worth living in. A practice worth taking seriously. You know it deserves visuals that feel as considered as the work itself.
But most of what is out there now feels the same. Stock photography. Canva templates. Identical websites built from identical themes. Walls covered in mass-produced prints. It is fine. It is also forgettable.
You do not need fine, and you do not need forgettable. You need someone with taste, an eye, and the technical skill to translate what makes your work distinct into something visual.
That is the work I have been doing in some kind of capacity for thirty years.
SELECTED WORK
Three decades, one consistent eye.
PARTNERSHIP
20 years in the Asheville art community.
For just under 3 years, I have worked alongside The Haen Gallery in downtown Asheville, sourcing and placing original fine art from local, national, and international artists into the homes and businesses that will love them best.
Walking a collector through a gallery is its own art. Knowing which piece will speak in their space, which one will hold their attention five years from now, which one will make them feel something every time they pass it. That work has shaped how I see every project I take on.
MEET THE DESIGNER
Bridget Risdon Hepler
The artist arrived in Asheville in the early nineties to obtain a BFA in Fine Art at the University of Asheville —and, never quite left. There was something unique about this small mountain town, the community, the pace, and the Blue Ridge Mountains, that surrounded her. This helped taker her to a level of creative inspiration which helped grow her business.
For thirty years she’s been creating fine art in some type of capacity, helping small business owners look the way their work actually deserves to look, and consulting on collections through The Haen Gallery since 2023. The three pursuits inform each other constantly. The eye stays the same.
If you are a collector, or a small business owner looking for something more than an ordinary , she would love to hear what you are considering.
30+
YEARS IN PRACTICE
1995
ESTABLISHED
Thank you Risdon Design for all your hard work over the past 8 years! I appreciate you so much.
—Cathy Youman
Thank you for all you’ve done over the past 8 years.
I truly appreciate all your hard work!
-Cathi Youman/Lasheville Owner