Secret Stash

Sam Lasseter

 

Secret Stash - Sam Lasseter
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My grandfather had quite the sweet tooth. In his later years he was told he could not have candy to cut back on his weight gain; so he began hiding it, everywhere. The funny thing was, he did not take much care when he hid it. My grandma could not go about her everyday tasks without finding a chocolate bar or a pack of gummies. One time I heard her yelling at him for finding melted chocolate in the ceiling light fixture. Amongst the cousins, it became a game to seek out Pop’s stashes. When we would find one of his candies and tell him, he would plead he knew nothing about it, followed by a sly wink of approval. This shed is a nod to an old man’s sweet tooth and all his half-baked hiding spots.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Sam Lasseter received a BFA in sculpture from the Savannah College of Art and Design. He has worked as a fabricator at companies in theater, theme park, and movie industries in Atlanta, Portland, and New York. In 2015 he exhibited in a solo gallery show called Joy, where all of the art was meant to make the viewer smile and share a laugh. This set the course for his current body of work. Lasseter’s work pulls inspiration from the Pop Art movement, enlarging classic American toys and candies into hyper-realistic fiberglass sculptures. He currently works and resides in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information visit www.samlasseter.com.