{"id":17828,"date":"2017-09-04T13:00:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T17:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/?p=17828"},"modified":"2017-09-04T13:00:09","modified_gmt":"2017-09-04T17:00:09","slug":"pursuit-of-passion-lindsay-louise-mcphail-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/pursuit-of-passion-lindsay-louise-mcphail-09\/","title":{"rendered":"Pursuit of Passion: Lindsay Louise McPhail '09"},"content":{"rendered":"

 
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\nStepping into the Art Cellar means being greeted with bold primary colors, pretty pastels, trinkets to take home and statement pieces to hang above mantels. It\u2019s not just a place for artists to sell their wares, but also a home for art education and mentorship.
\nLindsay Louise McPhail, the Art Cellar\u2019s owner, wanted to be an artist and a teacher. She\u2019s living the dream \u2014 just in a different venue than originally planned. These days you\u2019ll find her in the back of the converted restaurant\u2019s old kitchen in downtown Greenville throwing clay or teaching printmaking for ceramics. \u201cI\u2019ve always considered myself an artist,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve always drawn and painted, and I\u2019m always doing projects at home.\u201d
\nAfter graduating from Clemson with a bachelor of fine arts in visual arts and working a few years, McPhail was planning to go through South Carolina\u2019s Program for Alternative Certification for Educators (PACE) to go into a traditional K-12 classroom and teach art. But then an underground art gallery in downtown Greenville put up a \u201cFor Sale\u201d sign. \u201cI called the owner, and she said her husband was sick, and she could no longer care for him and the business,\u201d she said.
\nMcPhail acted fast. Without any formal business education, she quickly got together a deposit for the business, developed a business plan and dove into an adventure she\u2019d never planned. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to describe just how surreal it all feels. I just feel very lucky that I get to do art every day and pursue my passion.\u201d
\nMcPhail\u2019s gallery was on South Main Street for two years before outgrowing the space and moving to North Main Street. Now across from Noma Square, she features more than 50 local artists in gallery space. In addition to offering monthly classes in painting or ceramics, McPhail\u2019s business also houses three other artists-in-residence working in the studio.
\nThe new space also gives artists more visibility than ever before with the new layout and the location, McPhail said.
\n\u201cAs an artist, the main thing you want is visibility, \u201cshe said. \u201cArtists want to be working and creating in the studio. They may not have somewhere to display and sell, nor want to do it themselves. We provide that space downtown for them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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