Lynn Marie Dwyer, Mixed- Media Sculpture

Hi,  I’m Lynn Marie Dwyer, and I am a mixed-media artist working primarily in clay.

I was raised on the cliffs of Manomet Beach, Massachusetts, moved eventually to Florida, and now I live on the side of a mountain in rural North Georgia.

I love to capture motion in my art – I love a variety of perspectives… texture: metal with clay contrasting the strong with the fragile – alternative-firing processes creating new effects…. I’m always trying something different. I specialize in handbuilt sculpture.  I rarely make the same thing twice.

Creating is a spiritual aspect in my life;  art to me is very intimate. When I create, I am completely in it.  Time looses meaning. And through my life, have learned tons from dissecting my own work after making it.  And being the seeker that I am, I love getting those perspectives.

For years before clay, I was known as The Mad Hatter, a fiber artist creating functional art with original hats and adornments that made people smile.  Until I met clay, and fell in love. I put down the wool.

I have  continued to teach primitive handbuilding with Clay to children and adults here, introducing new perspective and having the experience of creating with other people, brings a great inspiration to me.  Take a workshop! They are always geared toward every skill level.

Former Executive Director:
Gilmer Arts & Heritage Association, Ellijay GA

Former Resident Clay Artist:
Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Center, Blue Ridge GA

Current Art Director:
Heartwood Health, Art & Yoga Retreat Center, Blue Ridge GA

Awarded the Fannin County 2009 Grassroots Grant- working with a disabled adult population in rural North Georgia at the Mineral Springs Center.

My work is collected internationally and throughout the United States.