Carruth Studio -Welcome!
Garden Art, Gifts, and Affordable Art
SPECIALS PAGE: It's the 6th of March, yesterday was Guy Fawkes Day. For those of you not having a British Mother who educates you in British history, he tried to blow up Parliament..."Remember Remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot!" Not sure of the relevance to our specials page however, but please note the current specials will be taken down on Monday!!! I haven't decided what to do next, if anything. I am simply enjoying my Saturday.
Another wonderful cat wearing a "crown" or church hat is in the works. Also an ear of corn, yes you heard it correctly, corn!! Wonders will never cease.
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10 New Designs Here NOW... including several veggies, a chicken called Chick Chat, bunnies, a fairy, a fabulous cat, and a sweet ladybug! Click on our New Products Page to check them out. George truly doesn't stop sculpting...his favorite is called Pie Fairy, though the cat, now named "Divine Feline" is just as loved, inspired by a book called "Crowns". The grapes are really funny. I can't wait to see what your favorites will be. Cat Nap is the current favorite of our New Products.
As always, thank you for supporting our little Ohio company.
Only $5.95 shipping for the first piece and $1.00 for each additional piece shipped to the same address.
A cat birdbath, frog rain gauge and dog thermometer are but a few of the outdoor garden statues and sculptures created at Carruth Studio. It all began over 25 years ago with one-of-a-kind garden statues and sculptures, hand carved from stones, cast off from local quarries. Turning rough quarry stones into garden sculptures became the passion of George Carruth over two decades ago.
After several years of working as a sculptor at American Greeting Cards in Cleveland, Ohio, George decided to apply his artistic skills to stone. It literally changed his life! Soon he was winning awards at art shows and exhibits, sculpting commissioned pieces for the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., and carving custom stone panels for a school, library and village clock tower. Even a custom tiny stone Christmas ornament was commissioned for the White House Christmas tree.
Our Story
The demand for George's sculptures and outdoor garden statues eventually led to casting of George's designs into stone, so that multiple images could be produced. Again, everything changed.
George's sun faces, outdoor plaques and garden accents were now being portrayed on the covers of mail order garden and gift catalogs. 3000 art galleries, craft shops and nurseries were now exhibiting these unique classic and whimsical designs from coast to coast. Who would have thought this passion for creativity could be so much fun, and turn into a thriving business called Carruth Studio, Inc.?
Well, his wife Deborah seemed to know it all along. She left her career as an Occupational Therapist and became the left-brained promoter, businessperson and manager of Carruth Studio from the very beginning, thus allowing right-brained George to focus on the artwork instead of struggling through the daily technical requirements of running a successful business.
Today these unique sculptures are found in homes across the country and around the world. Several times a year George signs purchases at his Garden Smiles gallery in Waterville, Ohio. At these signings, customers share the intended destination of their newly purchased sculpture. Often the gift is being sent out of state, and frequently to a friend or relative living in a foreign country. Again, who would have thought?
So welcome to this website and enjoy over 200 designs made by hand with loving care at Carruth Studio in Waterville, Ohio.