Meet Lindsay Langsdale

Lindsay’s studio and work were recently featured in SHOUTOUT LA! Read an excerpt here and then head over to get the full scoop!

Hi Lindsay, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
Brick and Mortar Studio emerged during the pandemic, opening its doors in August 2021. Prior to this venture, I had served as an operations manager for a larger San Francisco studio but found myself furloughed and later laid off in January of that year. Determined to establish a new creative space outside my kitchen and secure a steady income for rent, I started the journey toward studio ownership with just $2000 in my bank account.

I scouted properties, meticulously calculated costs, and spent countless late nights researching how to launch and sustain a business. Unable to secure a conventional loan, I turned to crowdfunding, launching a campaign with the slogan “you bring the funds, I’ll bring the hams.” The campaign featured sculptural cartoon hams, slip-cast from molds based on my original sculptures. Why hams? Because if I had to make a hundred of something, it had to make me laugh.