After years in the Commercial Art World, Carrie Olsen Garrard is finally back in her own home studio. Through her career in Design and Product Development, Carrie has enjoyed the opportunity of engaging in the creation of a wide variety of products in a multitude of mediums. In tandem with many Home Décor, Gift and Garden Companies, Carrie has created products, and gathered cherished experience from around the world.
Carrie has returned to her roots, where she finds herself drawn back to the raw, tactile experience of her hands in clay in all varieties and textures. Casting in Stone compounds provides another layer of nuance of color and texture. This reconnection with the medium has reignited her original inspiration, reminding her of the reasons she chose a creative path in the first place.
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Florabundance, is series and testament to this renewed connection. as she attempts to "Celebrate Life as it Blooms!" Through her work in clay, Carrie seeks to capture the essence of emotion between subtle human expression and the beauty of nature that surrounds us.
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"So Cheers to all the Partners and Artists that also crave the creative , and strive to give their hearts eye a voice. and Thank you to all the patrons of the Arts who support every artist's expression."
CLAY SCULPTURE
Artistry meets Craftsmanship
​Capturing the delicate emotional connection between nature and form is the Artist's sole focus. The variety of clay that she chooses is determined by the intended texture, and detail that she hopes to capture by use of the medium. Careful to protect every nuanced detail, she then painstakingly molds each sculpt for limited reproduction. Maintaining the originality of every individual piece, each piece takes on its own unique character, texture and color. Cast in superior stone compounds and/or sand cast in Aluminum and finished with hand applied patinas. Created for long lasting beauty in both Indoor and Outdoor settings, and will continue to patina over time.