The Studio of Blair Buswell

Utah sculptor Blair Buswell’s initial response to having his studio immortalized within the pages of a magazine was, “It’s just a warehouse.” But warehouses, as utilitarian and functional as they are, just store stuff. This warehouse look-alike has far more grandiose aspirations. To the uninitiated observer, from the outside the wonders that reside within are not apparent. But, it’s a different story once you take a look inside.

Over the years, Buswell has had six or seven studios, ranging from extra bedrooms to office buildings, historic homes, and even the downstairs of a dentist’s office. With every move, the best of each studio became a fixture in the next studio, improving in size and efficiency as time went on. Today, this impressively tricked-out studio has it all—a metal-working area, mold room, patina area, and a fully equipped wood-working shop—including many of the clay sculptures from that project. Buswell is equipped to complete every step of a monumental sculpture, except for casting it in bronze.