Scot Schmidt
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
“Hello. To answer the spelling of my name question, my name is spelled Scot (with only one T) not Scott. I'd love to tell you that there's a cool story as to how that came to be but it was simply a misspelling on my birth certificate ... and it stuck. Another common question I get asked is ‘why do you call your work Sculptures in Limestone’? Well, I truly have not found a better way to describe what it is that I do. Please take a peek at my process page to see how it's all done.
It is often said that, ‘Artists are a dime a dozen.’ That being said, I am especially grateful, lucky, and humbled to be able to make my living as an artist. I started this "full time" venture in 2000 after working for nearly 20 years in the paper industry. I've been an artist my whole life but never really dreamed that this could someday be my occupation. I've always painted, worked with paper and even sculpted, but what I consider to be my greatest artistic gift has always been drawing. My art drastically changed after discovering the limestone material that is now my trademark. Working in this medium has pushed me to new creative heights and more importantly GOT ME OUT OF THE PAPER INDUSTRY! As I often tell my friend, ‘It sure beats workin'!"
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