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Chris Dutch works in stained glass, sculpture, and mixed media.  He exhibits his art around the state at places such a Tamarack and The Clay Center.

Early Life
Chris grew up in Auburn, Maine.  As a child he was always drawing and coloring with crayons and colored pencils.  This was his favorite pass time as a child.  His Mom was a painter and taught him how to paint.  His parents took him to art shows and taught him how to use tools and to build things.  In High School Chris had an excellent art teacher who taught him art history, a lot of basic techniques, and how to really look at things.  He did not study art in collage but after words decided to work as an artist.  Chris went to workshops and summer classes at Cedar Lakes in Ripley, WV, Pilchuck Glass School in Washington State and the Haystack Mt. School in Maine.

Inspirations, Admirations and Goals
Visual things like other people’s art and things in the world inspire Chris.  He looks for interesting combinations of shapes, colors, lines, and objects. Chris’ favorite work by someone else is the large bronze statue in front of the Clay Center called “Lightning with a Stag in its Glare” by Joseph Beuys.  He thinks that it is fascinatingly weird and it has had an influence on much of his work.  Chris would like to find more time to draw because he thinks that it is the basis of everything.  He also wants to get better at glass painting, a process where paint is kiln fired into the surface of the glass.  Chris likes to build large pieces and would like to do more of them.

 
Current and Future Work
Right now Chris is working with Robin Hammer on a sculpture of the crucifixion for an Easter art show.  It will be media sculpture made of wood, paint, and stained glass.  He is also designing a mural in tile for a new bathroom in is house.

 He currently has work in the Art  Store on Bridge Road and at the Clay Center.  He also has several stained glass windows in churches and commercial buildings in Charleston.