This week I heard stories – many stories - from people I know and from people I’ve met in random ways on my trip to DC. While each story is different, there are few things that all of them have in common: intense personal challenge, a strong pull towards change and. . .a hopefulness. I want to honor that hopefulness with this post about Gary Schott’s playful, but serious work. Let’s begin the weekend with a smile and a sense of wonder.
Come Here Brooch
Schott, Chair of the Metals Department at Southwest School of Art, animates intimate moments of our lives with ‘Wearable Playthings’. The work is curious, affectionate, humorous and entertaining. [Hey - that's how people often describe me!]
Impatient Shoes
Polite Clapper
No-No Brooch
“I like my work to be humorous. That’s what I need from my work.” Gary Schott, from the documentary short, Wonder Objects
Wonder Object from Mark & Angela Walley on Vimeo.
Wonder Objects is a lovely documentary short about Schott – he explains his work as the camera follows his process. Watch it to understand what motivates the man. Here. Inspiring.
Gary Schott’s website
Watch his work in motion on this full page of videos
He blogs too!
More of Schott on Crafthaus
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Thanks, Susan, those are fun, look well made! Gary’s blog looks interesting as well, I will be reading more later.
I love these!