About
Sleightholm Arts
In 1997, David Sleightholm opened his studio in an old mill in Ellicott City Maryland. Much has changed since then, but Dave still practices his craft with an emphasis on design and engineering. Media include metal, concrete, wood, glass, resin, paint and fiber, Dave loves the challenge of solving unique problems and learning along the way.
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Whether you are looking for that perfect dining room table or want to create a business space whose impact helps define your brand, we would be happy to lend our experience and skill to the task. We understand it can seem daunting to bring into reality something that exists only as a flickering concept in one’s own head, but this is what we do everyday.
We also maintain a body of work that is available for purchase now… after all, not everything needs to be a journey.
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Dave who?
David Sleightholm is a self-taught artist who finds curiosity and experimentation the best teachers.
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Early encouragement came from his grandmother who was a Sunday watercolorist and quilter. He was diligent, and by age 8 had graduated from the Academy for Arrogant and Un-athletic youth. Puberty was an opportunity to wallow in existentialism and self pity...he was well on his way. Sometime later he crawled from the primordial swamp of adolescence and a new idea took hold, that being a healthy, well rounded person might just be better than being a great artist. Funny, because the art got better too.
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Today, Dave gets his kicks from overthinking problems, exploring new media, and building things the world has never seen before! (well, he tries)