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- Lisa Snellings
- P.O. Box 12323
- Augusta, GA 30904
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- Phone: (706) 738-5494
- Fax: (706) 738-4132
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- Several years ago, Lisa Snellings discovered, quite by accident, that she could sculpt things out of clay.
- She noticed that some of the things were clever... and a little scary. She liked them. She stopped
- photographing chromosomes so she could sculpt more things.
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- Lots of stuff happened then. Some of it was a bit frightening. Her work has won numerous awards,
- including Best Sculpture at the 1995 World Horror Convention, First Place at the 1995 North American
- Science Fiction Convention, and Best Sculpture at the 1994 World Fantasy Convention.
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- Lisa finds most of her inspiration in music, usually in darker works by Ives, Crumb, or Shostakovich (Lisa
- also plays classical piano). She began a series of sculptures called "Dark Caravan" in 1993, revolving
- around a strange, haunting carnival troupe. To date, science fiction writer Neil Gaiman has done six
- short stories based on "Dark Caravan." Her sculpture, "Don't Ask Jack," was selected for publication in
- SPECTRUM 3: THE BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART (Underwood Books).
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- In 1996, she completed a ferris wheel titled "After Hours." It is scary and funny and strange. Early in
- 1997, it will be shown at Worlds of Wonder Gallery (McLean, Virginia) along with the carousel Lisa
- sculpted in 1995. She plans to do a limited edition carousel figure series, a carnival train, several
- mechanical pieces, and a full-scale, ride-on merry-go-round.
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- When asked to explain her work, Lisa says, "No, I don't -- I won't. I use symbols, metaphors, allegory --
- to reveal what I perceive -- dreams? Maybe. I'm most happy with a sculpture when its story can be peeled
- off in layers, when it poses questions."
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- Lisa's husband, David, owns a music store, Infernal Racket, and a punk/metal/ska concert venue, Capri.
- They, their three children, two birds, and one cat live in a very tall house that just turned 90.
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