In 2010, Schott’s piece, Eskimo Kisser, received an Award of Merit in HCCC’s biennial juried exhibition, CraftTexas 2010. Schott’s work has been exhibited widely throughout Texas, the U.S. Originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin, Schott holds a BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and a MFA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Gary Schott currently resides in San Antonio, TX, where he is Chair of the Jewelry/Metals Department at the Southwest School of Art. These objects decorate our shelves and interior spaces, often leaving them unused or removed from their original context.” Through this exhibition, Schott brings new life to an object that is considered a valuable antique by many collectors. According to Schott, “Today, one has to look only as far as Ebay or Etsy to notice how objects of yester-year are collected and coveted by a great portion of the population as wonderful objects. The pieces boast lathe-turned wooden weights that dangle from sumptuous, red brass fixtures, like ornaments on a tree.īy highlighting both aesthetics and function, Schott’s work subverts the popular home-decorating trend that incorporates antique objects into the home as nonfunctional décor. At the same time, the decorative plaques placed behind the objects direct the viewer’s attention to the geometric weights and lustrous materials of the plumb bobs. When suspended from a wall or body, each plumb bob becomes interactive through its kinetic potential, while establishing the vertical axis of the wall or wearer. Like much of his previous work, Schott infuses these pieces with mechanical and interactive qualities.
Gary Schott’s works are an extension of this longstanding tradition.Īdorning the wall and the body respectively, Schott’s large-scale objects and human-scale brooches serve a functional purpose, while also calling attention to their ornamentation. Based on the identification of materials and forms, collectors have traced certain plumb bobs to the time period and region in which they were created. Dating back well before the age of the guilds, plumb bobs were created in all different sizes, materials, and shapes, from fruit to nautical designs. Historically, craftspeople throughout Europe, North America, and the Middle East have designed a wide range of elaborate and unique plumb-bob weights.
#Ancient plumb bob series#
Stemming from his 2011 series of brooches, Schott’s new body of work continues to explore the plumb bob, a tool used by many craftspeople to denote a vertical line of reference. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) presents The Ornamental Plumb Bob, a solo exhibition of objects and brooches by San Antonio metalsmith, Gary Schott. The opening will also feature The Tool at Hand, in the large gallery Ctrl + P, in the small gallery and open studios by HCCC’s current resident artists from 6:00 – 7:00 PM.
The Ornamental Plumb Bob JIn the Artist Hall HCCC’s major emphasis is on objects of art made primarily from craft materials: clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood or found/recycled materials. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft-Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) is a nonprofit arts organization founded to advance education about the process, product and history of craft.
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