David Chatt
David Chatt grew up in the Pacific Northwest, mostly in Washington State. Recently he has been an artist-in-residence at the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina, and then he remained at the school as its baker for several years.\xa0David sees art and creative process in everything he does:\xa0from the small scale work of beading to\xa0casting glass, to the large scale enterprise of gutting and restoring a house. Whatever the medium or the finished work, at heart he\u2019s a storyteller. In this episode of Make/Time, he tells Stuart Kestenbaum about how he came to make some of his inimitable art\u2014and why a regular old bedside table encased in beads can move a stranger to tears.
Make/Time shares conversations about craft, inspiration, and the creative process. Listen to leading makers and thinkers talk about where they came from, what they're making, and where they're going next. Make/Time is hosted by Stuart Kestenbaum and is a project of craftschools.us. Major funding is provided by the Windgate Charitable Foundation.