Stephen Powell: A Murrine Maestro of Kentucky Born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1951, Stephen Rolfe Powell’s artistic journey began far from the rolling hills and glass furnaces that would ultimately define his legacy. Initially pursuing architecture at Kingston Polytechnic, he found himself increasingly drawn to the expressive potential of painting and sculpture – a pull that ultimately led him away from structured blueprints and towards the vibrant chaos of creative exploration. This early divergence established a foundational tension within his work: a grounding in formal design juxtaposed…