LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

A new business in Butchertown wants you to make something beautiful while making a mess.

Located behind Work the Metal, The Splatery is an art studio where customers start with a blank canvas and then fling, flick and throw paint until they have a unique work of art to take home.

According to the studio's owner, Anthony Lopez, the only rule at The Splatery is that there are no rules.

"There are dozens of different ways you can get paint on your canvas," Lopez said. "This place is the ask-for-forgiveness, not permission, room."

If you are hesitant to try it because your art skills are not elite, Lopez thinks his studio is about process, not precision.

"This isn't about making everything as perfect as possible; we are throwing. Part of the beauty of it is the chaos

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