The works that furnish an art gallery or populate an artist’s website represent the culmination of many hours of effort. What does it take to get these pieces patron-ready? We checked in with three Chattanooga-area creatives — a painter, a potter and a textile artist — to see how their art takes shape and how the studio space where it happens contributes to the process.
Lisa Denney, Fiber Artist
In a corner of Lisa Denney‘s studio at ClearStory Arts, large spools of yarn rest on two shelves near the ceiling — somber neutrals on one wall, rich primary colors on the other. The same tones repeat throughout the room. Lining the walls are some of her finished pieces, most in shades of white, beige and gray. In the center of the room is a loom with her latest work — a bright, multicolored mix of chunky textiles — near completion.
“I gravitate toward earthy colors,” says Denney, whose day job is a carpet designer. “I’m wanting to get into more bright colors. That’s a goal for this year.”