Studio space available at Dirty LAM Sculpture Studio

Studio 24-7 access to a studio in Uptown District of Greenville NC. Tools available for your use include: MIG welder for steel and aluminum, plasma cutter, air-tank, die-grinder, grinder, table-saw, miter saw, metal chop saw, bathroom, WIFI, rack to store metal, and table space. A place for you to work without bothering the neighbors. Tools are not to be removed from the studio for any reason. This is a work place not a party zone or a hangout spot.

 Price $150 including $150 deposit. You must have a bank account to pay rent through an online system. Available September to May 2016 with chance to re-new. Looking for a 8 month commitment, but month-to-month would be considered with a month’s advance warning. You are an artist. You work in clay, in metal, painting, metalsmith, etc. You are respectful of the studio and clean up after yourself.

You share the studio with another artist, Jordan Parah. We both will interview you about what you intend to make, how much time you will spend there, and how much space you will need. You must provide photos of your work and a reference from someone that can attest to your work ethic. You obey the law.

 About The Dirty LAM Sculpture Studio is a well-known Greenville institution since 2011. It’s been an art incubator, an artwalk venue, and conference gathering place. On 9th Street near the new 10th Street connector and across the street from where Jefferson’s Flower Shop will be moving, which will provide curious shoppers. Because it is situated between Collide Youth Church and Pitt County Sheriff’s substation giving the studio a virtual 24-7 free security.

 Me (Andy Denton) The Dirty LAM has been my studio since 2011. Because I am going to a residency, I will let 1 (and maybe 2) qualifying, trustworthy, and reliable artist(s) to rent it out until May 2017 with a chance to r
enew. Studio Tech Jordan Parah manages the space and tools. You will work with her to make sure the studio is kept clean and organized, tools and space are shared respectively and used responsibly. There is a “you break it, you pay for its repair” policy. She is not your maid. We will sign an agreement and I reserve the right to kick you out if there’s any violation of agreement.

 Contact Andy.Denton@gmail.com

You Always Live Again: Solo Exhibition in Greenville.

E-news Bulletin from Andy! View this email in your browser You Always Live Again - Sculpture and Pottery by Andy Denton. I am pleased to announce I have a Solo Show which open this June 3rd and through August 19th at Emerge Gallery in Greenville, NC. It will feature many new sculptures and pottery that I want to sell sell sell, they gotta go or I will drown in mustache cups and skull mugs. Haha! Emerge Gallery is the Pitt County Arts Council and is Greenville's artistic hub in many ways. My CV is filled with different group exhibits at Emerge from over the years, so it is very neat to gain sole access to a whole gallery for an entire summer. Instead of setting up my pottery at various outdoor markets this summer, I have decided to install it all at Emerge and let them reap the benefits of selling my pottery and sculptures. On exhibit: new! large ceramic sculpture featuring a deer on top of a lady's head. new! a wall of small relief sculptures that could double as soap dishes or spoon rests title: Series of Dreams  they are freaky and psychedelic they are being fired at Dan Finch's as I write this, fingers crossed! new! an outdoor sculpture featuring a bird and a yogi.  ...if it fits into the gallery! new! baby doll face mugs. YUMMY! a sculpture with moss never before seen in Greenville. I'm really excited about this exhibit and I think it will turn this town upside down. Riot in the streets turmoil. Watch out! ;-) Other News: My pottery is available at these locations: Poor Man's Hole in Swansboro, NC Pineapple Yoga Studio in Wilmington, NC Art Avenue in Greenville, NC Wilson Arts Council as part of a group exhibit of Dan Finch's Studio Potters.  Make sure to like my Facebook Page because I send my instagram photos there. I also updated the design on my website for your viewing pleasure. I will be going teaching/managing at Interlochen Center for the Arts this summer for the 6th year and look forward to another beautiful Northern Michigan summer. I have some more exciting news coming soon, but will announce it at the next e-news post. Thanks for following my art practice! I wish you every good thing and have a nice day today. -Andy Denton ON DISPLAY: "Transformation Revisited" now in Valparaiso, Indiana. This is part of the Midwest Sculpture Initiative that installs work all over Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. I also dropped off another sculpture that they will install for me in just a few a days. It was a long drive to install work, but I made the best of the trip and I realized that it was the closest I've ever installed art to my birthplace (a secret witch's lair in Indiana).  "Transformation Revisited" - Aluminum- 10ft tall. Installed in Valparaiso, Indiana

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Studio Visit: Mark Chatterley

Mark Chatterley in his studio with big dog work in process.

I met Mark Chatterley while we were both installing sculptures at Knoxville's Art in Public Places back in 2013. His artwork made an impression on me because it was A) figurative and B) ceramic, both of which, by themselves, is pretty rare for outdoor sculpture exhibitions and something we have in common.

 I looked him up when I got home and kept a bookmark of his website. My artistic journey has been taking me more and more into the world of ceramics and his work was always in the back of mind. 

Lots of people say you cannot exhibit free-standing ceramic sculptures in the out-of-doors because the work will absorb water, freeze, and damage the work. Somehow Mark had figured this out, because his work is made and exhibited in Michigan and can spend months below freezing. Ceramics can withstand the winter as long as the clay body is fully vitrified and doesn't have a place for water to pool. He does have his own recipe of clay, which he was willing to share with me. 

I found out I'd be spending some time within an hour's drive of his studio I was excited to visit with Mark and pick his brain and talk shop. 

Mark's studio is crammed with these tall figures, some draped in plastic, some out in the yard, some in groupings all smooshed together. He has been an active sculptor for 30 years and it was nice to meet someone doing something as similar as I am but with much more experience. He was welcoming to my visit and showed me his studio and we sat and talked about business and life.

Chatterley Studio

He built a kiln large enough to stack these full-size ceramic pieces.

The wall of the walk-in kiln.

I not a good photographer. Everywhere you look are these figures.

I really like these giant heads.

He uses this foam to attach the ceramic to things, such as for installing outside. I didn't think of gluing the pieces down.

4ft high head with little feet. Plus a puppy. 

Funky fish. 

Wall of crosses and skulls with pile of clay. Random symbolism of life, sacrifice, death, and rebirth. 

More heads.

What's up dog?

This bird was new from the kiln. 

Deer in his yard. Notice the bird feeders are little sculptures. 

If you want to know more about Mark Chatterley, visit his website here.

I'm glad I got to meet a bird of a feather and I thank him for visiting with me. I'm excited to continue working in clay and making sculptures. Thanks for reading.