Trees and Circles

I had a Dream the other night... I saw a silhouette of a tree, with circles floating at the top.


The last time I had a dream like this one was about 3 years ago. That is when I started my Square the Circle series that you can see in my Etsy shop

I like the imagery and I've got lots of willing models near by. So, here's kicking off the new line of drawings, paintings and prints.

Sculpted Wire Pendant Necklaces

I've just developed a new line of Pendants featuring my handmade polymer clay beads. Sculpting with wire has been one of my favorite art forms for some time. I remember visiting the National Gallery in Washington, DC, and seeing a Calder exhibition... Wow!!! I was totally inspired. I've been twisting wire since.
Now, I've found a way to use my handmade polymer beads WITH sculpted wire... Check out my Etsy shop ( www.scottgarrette.etsy.com ) to see some Sculpted Wire Pendant necklaces and more...

Polymer Clay Tube Beads

Oh, how I love to make beads!!! There are limitless color combinations, sizes and shapes to choose from.
You can find a nice selection of wonderful Polymer Clay Beads at my Etsy shop over at www.LittleBitofLove.Etsy.com ...

New Polymer Clay Pendants

A little StarDust series.
I love how these pendants came out! The colors are so rich and work so well together.

The hardest part about making these polymer clay pendants is deciding what shape to make... The designs in the clay are so mesmerizing, and they look so nice from all angles, but I have to choose what will be the focus, and what will lie on the outer rim.

Pendant measures 48mm x 35mm x 8mm






They are my little paintings...



and I love to photograph them...



Some day I'll have enough time to use all of them myself, until then...
You can find them at my Etsy Store.
www.scottgarrette.etsy.com

Jurassic Gardens

visit to powell gardens

oh, what a wonderful place... Powell Gardens just outside kansas city missouri, pretty much on the edge of nowhere.

The trip out there was nice as well. About a 30 min. drive from my house, thourgh the country side of western missouri on hwy 50. Aw we got closer to the gardens, there were wonderful rolling hills with beautiful farm house estates and wild fields of native grasses.

Got to the turn off, and had to go in about a half-mile to the gate house, then another 1/4 mile to the gardens... Once there, Wow!!! Very well though out design and quality craftsmanship on all buildings and hardscaping. Def. influenced by Wright architecture. I really liked how far off the road the whole thing is. Such a secluded feeling, but so many people there... probably about 500 people scattered across the trails.

Oh, the healing power of nature... such a much needed get away into the world of natural beauty! Some absolutely beautiful lotus flowers, and Dang if we didn't forget the camera at home... oh, well

Soapmania's gonna be on TV!!!

I just heard earlier today that Soapmania.etsy.com is going to be interview this weekend at the Kansas City River Market's Farmer's Market, by our local Kansas City Channel 9 TV station. You can find Soapmania just about every weekend down at the River Market selling their handmade soaps and other handmade goods. Way to go Soapmania!

Soapmania also started up the Kansas City Etsy Street Team (KC Etsy) recently and has really gathered some momentum for this group of Artists and Crafters here and around Kansas City.

Life - the game, the art, the creation...

This topic seems a little deep, and maybe it is. Thoughts about life can also be fun, like a game. "The Game of Life" by Milton Bradley, is what inspired these thoughts today. Taking chances, strategy, getting to the end and avoiding mishap

What I'm most interested in is the ability to control my life and the outcomes. By control, I mean deal with and handle in the most positive and constructive (creative) way possible (at the time.) To navigate the game board without regret. I feel that I am creating my life, like a painting, by choosing how to navigate through certain events that come my way. Except, unlike a blank canvas, I have been given a "work-in-progress" a collaboration of sorts. I am certainly not alone in the painting called my life. Whether alone or not, it doesn't really matter, I still am responsible for choosing how to respond to events in my environment, or how to continue creating. Creating is a form of control, and in some, or many ways, Art is like life.

to be continued...

visit scottgarrette.etsy.com to see my creations

New Prints

prints at my Etsy shop

These prints are so much fun to work on, I have a hard time doing anything else right now.

They are made using an original Color My World™ drawing that has been imported to my computer. The drawing is then manually traced and colored digitally. It's a whole New World for me to explore... and very exciting.

I print my images on premium glossy photo paper, said to never fade for 108 years... The clarity and overall quality are outstanding! My house will soon be filled floor to ceiling with prints. I guess I'll need to invest in some frames.

All prints are done in short run batches of 150, and will be signed, dated

and numbered on the front. I ship the prints flat in bend proof rigid mailers. They are also protectively placed in a plastic sleeve for proper storage and damage resistant handling.