Clutter loves celebrating everything local. Local food, local shops, and especially, local art. Clutter's Top Ten List of Local Artists (in no particular order) is a celebration of some artists we love and would like you to get to know a little better.
1. Sam Bryer. Sam is a SCAD girl and her work is poultry chic. She redefines our southern obsession with chickens and turns it into beautiful, detailed works. Check out some of her amazing pieces HERE or come on over for dinner at the Thomas house to see her work prominently featured!
2. Cedric Smith. Cedric is an internationally known and celebrated artist whose work is both visually stunning and conversationally stimulating. He paints, he photographs, and with his partner crime produces a beautiful lifestyle blog that captures Savannah magnificently. Check him out on his website (Cedric Smith Photography) or daily (sometimes hourly) on You're Welcome Savannah.
3. Kurtis Schumm. Kurtis is a well known local chef and owner of the brilliant Tybee Island Social Club. He is also an amazing artist who captures a sophisticated/cool Tybee vibe in his work. You can find his pieces for sale at Clutter and you can eat his delicious food (and AMAZING bacon bloody Mary's) at Tybee Island Social Club every day of the week.
4. Katherine Sandoz. Several years ago, working in a local Savannah school, I received, as a present, a small, yet powerful Katherine Sandoz painting that I treasure and have hung ceremoniously in every home I've lived in since. Her work is infectiously beautiful and, if you follow her on twitter or her blog, her words are equally mesmerizing. You can find more about the legendary Ms. Sandoz on her site: Katherine Sandoz.
5. Charles Scarborough. We love Chuck, as he is affectionately known around Clutter, for his unique, recycled and up-cycled pieces that resemble sea life and sea creatures significant to the low country. He is also a superb painter and both his sea creatures and paintings have been featured prominently at Clutter.
6. Troy Wandzel. Troy's tumblr (http://troywandzel.tumblr.com/) is a visual juggernaut. Spend an hour or two surfing his page and you'll feel as if you've just left the Whitney or the Guggenheim. Amazing SCAD alum whose work can be seen on buildings, in homes, and in galleries throughout the Coastal Empire.
7. Daniel E. Smith. Another SCAD alum, Dan has been shown internationally and his work is a beautiful study in color, form, and light. Find Dan Smith works at Clutter or HERE.
8. Cole Whitworth. Local fine art photographer, Cole and I went to high school together (he probably doesn't remember me), but his work genuinely captures the spirit of the low country and is such a pleasure to the eye. Check him out on his beautiful site: Cole Whitworth.
9. Ben Brengman. Another master-craftsman of photography, Ben captures everything from Tybee to Pulaski to River Street in his beautiful Coastal Empire photography. Find out more about Ben on his site (http://www.brengmanphotography.com/) or come see some of his beautifully framed photos in person at Clutter.
10. Jimmy Rahn. Admittedly, this is a bit sentimental since he is my dad, but Jimmy Rahn has been my favorite artist my whole life. We will be featuring him soon on the blog in a Get To Know post, and we are working to entice him to sell some great pieces at the store...can't wait for you to "meet" him and his work.
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