David Chatt at work on the wax positive for his sand-cast window.
Resident artist David Chatt, a sewn-bead sculptor of some renown, has spent his time at Penland setting the stage for a fiery second act as a maker of cast-glass windows. Having learned the requisite technical skills over the last two years, David has recently embarked on a dramatic new project, a grand finale for his residency: the Community Crow. A large-scale, narrative sand-cast window, the Crow will transform the front facade of his Seattle home, a reclaimed and renovated historic church that has acted for years as a center for communities both religious and artistic. He is using the micro-philanthropy website USA Projects to raise the funds he needs to complete the Crow.
David’s project will only be funded if he receives at least $10,000 in pledges by January 29th. If you would like to read his proposal and/or consider helping him with funding, click here to visit his page on the USA Projects site.
We just de-installed the Penland exhibit “Identity” at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts in Winston-Salem. They posted this photo on their Facebook page (really doesnt need a caption) We think she looks like a future Penland student! If you didn’t see the show, that is Anne Lemanski’s Super Creature she is contemplating.
Be sure to check out Southeastern Emerging Clay Artists, featuring Penland core student Jason Bige Burnett, in the Showcase Gallery at Blue Spiral 1 in Asheville, from January 6 to March 26. And don’t miss recent Penland resident artist Margaret Couch Cogswell’s solo show in the Small Format Gallery right across the hall.
The opening reception for both shows, as well as New x 3, a Main Gallery exhibit of artists new to Blue Spiral, will be this Thursday, January 6, from 5-8 pm.
