Biography

 

Brett Garrett was born in Somerset Pennsylvania. He is descended from a Duke from Florence Italy by the name of Dominus Otho Garadini, and who at the time of Edward the Confessor migrated to England, and for exemplary service to the king and later the Normans, was awarded lands and a Barony. The name Garadini, became Gerrard, Garard. and eventually Garrett.

Brett grew up partially in Pennsylvania and in Knoxville Tennessee where he became well acquainted with nature and his Cherokee heritage. Artistic feeling was evident in his growing up years but did not come full circle until he attended Brigham Young University Hawaii Campus where he was fortunate enough to receive a classical education in sculpture and the human form.

Following graduation in 1989 Brett was the principal assistant on many monuments that are now installed in Hawaii. Some of which are The Duke Kahanmoku monument on Waikiki Beach, the Koloa Sugar Monument in Maui, and the Mamanuhi’i monument next to the LDS Hawaii Temple in Laie Hawaii.

Brett is now producing beautiful classical works of sculpture in the tradition of the old masters