"In the creation of each installation,  there is not only no border between the craft and craftsman, but also between the work and the other people who experience it. The major attraction of a real craft lies in this unification. A new craft should bring a new emotion in our life."

Meet the Artist

“I was asked to build a tabby fireplace in Kiawah Island and it was like this creative awakening,” Giltner said of mastering the artisanry technique centered around an oyster shell-based mixture that’s been a high-end Lowcountry building staple since Colonial days. “

For centuries, the Lowcountry was built on tabby. With the formula lost to the ages,

D. Pierce Giltner unveils his modern take on an ancient art.