A Visit to the Studio
This summer, fellow artist and writer Christopher Benson, a friend of Leah’s since their years at RISD, spent a morning at the studio while passing through Lyme. He wrote about the visit on his Substack, Slayer of Windmills, offering a close look at the studio from someone outside of it: the barn workrooms, the residency space upstairs, and what it means to build a place where artists can learn by working alongside one another.
An excerpt:
“This is not a museum, a gallery, or any other sort of curated and therefore precious showcase of rarified things to be awed or impressed by. It is a relatable, comfortably inviting space where the real work of art happens and where the products of that labor inhabit the space, not as rarities on display, but as the natural accoutrements of a thoughtful life."