drummer for Band of Horses makes music for followers all through the globe, nevertheless what some may not know is that he moreover makes paintings correct proper right here in Charleston.
Whereas on the freeway for weeks at a time, Creighton Barrett dedicates some free time at venues, on the tour bus and in lodge rooms to creating paper collages of sorts: stacks of colored cardstock sliced with an exacto knife to sort fantastical figures, shapes and ideas.
In a single, an outdated crimson pickup truck sinks proper right into a sludge puddle subsequent to some cacti and a graveyard beneath a full moon. “BRB LOL” (be correct once more, chortle out loud) the tombstones be taught. In a single different, candlewax legs with flame torsos sit on eyeballs dripping bloody teardrops throughout the foreground, whereas a big skull overlooks a surfer utilizing a wave beneath purple clouds throughout the backdrop.
Within the occasion you go WHAT: Creighton Barrett’s first solo paintings current feat. DJ music by Persona La Ave WHEN: 6-10 p.m. Jan. 27 WHERE: Hed Hi there Studio, 654 King St. PRICE: Free MORE INFO: hedhistudio.com/reveals
“The ideas usually merely come to me whereas I’m pondering of 1 factor random,” Barrett instructed The Put up and Courier. “I’m obsessive about absurdity, even just for the sake of developing it weirder. There are literally no pointers.”
Now, these absurd ideas will in all probability be getting their very personal exhibit, Barrett’s first ever solo paintings current, at Hed Hi there Studio, 654 King St. It’s taking place 6-10 p.m. Jan. 27 and might attribute DJ tunes from Persona La Ave, along with plenty of of Barrett’s paper gadgets turned life-size woodwork replicas.
A whimsical woodshop
As quickly as once more from the band’s latest monthlong European tour in October and November, Barrett took to his West Ashley garage-turned-woodshop to get to reimagining his paintings.
On a January morning, as Barrett began work on his sixth piece for the paintings current, a tiny-screened basic TV carried out surf and skateboard films whereas soul music blasted from the audio system. Catty-corner from a skull observed and pile of Lowe’s plywood was a unicorn masks, orange payphone and cupboards of spray paint.
An office placard be taught, “I don’t work proper right here.”
Barrett’s 4 small canine — Boston terriers Raisin and Rosie, and Brussels griffons Diesel and Oliver — milled about, whereas his partner Erin labored on a handwoven wall hanging for her private paintings enterprise, Sunwoven.
The two creatives work in separate sunlit areas of their retro house that services spherical a mid-century dialog pit entrance room. Neither knew they’d be Charleston’s trendiest seen artist couple post-COVID-19, featured on the quilt of Charleston Home + Design journal.
Art work, music and Oprah
At one time, an paintings career was a notion, if fleeting, for Barrett.
He started out in East Carolina Faculty’s graphic design program, nevertheless flunked out in 1996, nonetheless with lingering hopes to be an illustrator.
Sooner than he could attempt to pursue an paintings career, a music career took keep of him.
In 1997, Barrett moved to Charleston alongside together with his youthful sister, who was attending the College of Charleston, and obtained a job making wood-fire pizzas at a high-end downtown restaurant generally known as Zebo’s.
It was a Folly Seaside house get collectively the place Barrett first met Ben Bridwell, now lead singer of Band of Horses. The Irmo native had pushed once more to his home state after dropping out of highschool in Arizona, and shortly after that seashore get collectively, he moved proper right into a Charleston carriage house with Barrett and his sister.
Bridwell and Barrett started jamming collectively and formed a punk band generally known as The Stedmans, named after Oprah Winfrey’s longtime affiliate. Bridwell delivered burritos by night and spent his every single day earnings on the $5 Wendy’s value meal, a pack of smokes and a 40 (a bottle containing 40 fluid ounces of alcohol) sooner than his shift, all through which he and Barrett would binge “Jerry Springer” and “Oprah.”
Barrett come what may managed to go well with a drum bundle into the tiny condominium, and shortly the band had booked two house reveals on the equivalent space the downtown Taco Boy is now.
The duo in the end moved all through from a funeral home, and their band apply room confronted the neighboring embalming room. Barrett remembers getting paid to carry caskets all through the highway to the African Methodist Episcopal church sooner than funeral suppliers.
There have been further reveals, at a North Charleston skate park and various bars that no longer exist.
Heading out West
Then Bridwell moved out to the Pacific Northwest, settling in Seattle. He started his private label, jammed alongside together with his indie rock heroes, like Dinosaur Jr., and despatched Barrett mix tapes once more home.
Two days sooner than 9/11, Barrett lastly heeded Bridwell’s title, packed up his drum bundle and flew to the alternative coast to affix the music scene out West. At one degree, he had two jobs and was in 5 bands. Your complete objective was to keep up participating in in hopes of landing excursions; the dream was a van, the open freeway and infinite reveals.
After plenty of initiatives rose and fell, Band of Horses emerged in 2003; Barrett started participating in drums for the group in 2004, and the band’s recognition swelled after hit single “The Funeral” took off from the firstdrummer for Band of Horses makes music for followers all through the globe, nevertheless what some may not know is that he moreover makes paintings correct proper right here in Charleston.
Whereas on the freeway for weeks at a time, Creighton Barrett dedicates some free time at venues, on the tour bus and in lodge rooms to creating paper collages of sorts: stacks of colored cardstock sliced with an exacto knife to sort fantastical figures, shapes and ideas.
In a single, an outdated crimson pickup truck sinks proper right into a sludge puddle subsequent to some cacti and a graveyard beneath a full moon. “BRB LOL” (be correct once more, chortle out loud) the tombstones be taught. In a single different, candlewax legs with flame torsos sit on eyeballs dripping bloody teardrops throughout the foreground, whereas a big skull overlooks a surfer utilizing a wave beneath purple clouds throughout the backdrop.
Within the occasion you go WHAT: Creighton Barrett’s first solo paintings current feat. DJ music by Persona La Ave WHEN: 6-10 p.m. Jan. 27 WHERE: Hed Hi there Studio, 654 King St. PRICE: Free MORE INFO: hedhistudio.com/reveals
“The ideas usually merely come to me whereas I’m pondering of 1 factor random,” Barrett instructed The Put up and Courier. “I’m obsessive about absurdity, even just for the sake of developing it weirder. There are literally no pointers.”
Now, these absurd ideas will in all probability be getting their very personal exhibit, Barrett’s first ever solo paintings current, at Hed Hi there Studio, 654 King St. It’s taking place 6-10 p.m. Jan. 27 and might attribute DJ tunes from Persona La Ave, along with plenty of of Barrett’s paper gadgets turned life-size woodwork replicas.
A whimsical woodshop
As quickly as once more from the band’s latest monthlong European tour in October and November, Barrett took to his West Ashley garage-turned-woodshop to get to reimagining his paintings.
On a January morning, as Barrett began work on his sixth piece for the paintings current, a tiny-screened basic TV carried out surf and skateboard films whereas soul music blasted from the audio system. Catty-corner from a skull observed and pile of Lowe’s plywood was a unicorn masks, orange payphone and cupboards of spray paint.
An office placard be taught, “I don’t work proper right here.”
Barrett’s 4 small canine — Boston terriers Raisin and Rosie, and Brussels griffons Diesel and Oliver — milled about, whereas his partner Erin labored on a handwoven wall hanging for her private paintings enterprise, Sunwoven.
The two creatives work in separate sunlit areas of their retro house that services spherical a mid-century dialog pit entrance room. Neither knew they’d be Charleston’s trendiest seen artist couple post-COVID-19, featured on the quilt of Charleston Home + Design journal.
Art work, music and Oprah
At one time, an paintings career was a notion, if fleeting, for Barrett.
He started out in East Carolina Faculty’s graphic design program, nevertheless flunked out in 1996, nonetheless with lingering hopes to be an illustrator.
Sooner than he could attempt to pursue an paintings career, a music career took keep of him.
In 1997, Barrett moved to Charleston alongside together with his youthful sister, who was attending the College of Charleston, and obtained a job making wood-fire pizzas at a high-end downtown restaurant generally known as Zebo’s.
It was a Folly Seaside house get collectively the place Barrett first met Ben Bridwell, now lead singer of Band of Horses. The Irmo native had pushed once more to his home state after dropping out of highschool in Arizona, and shortly after that seashore get collectively, he moved proper right into a Charleston carriage house with Barrett and his sister.
Bridwell and Barrett started jamming collectively and formed a punk band generally known as The Stedmans, named after Oprah Winfrey’s longtime affiliate. Bridwell delivered burritos by night and spent his every single day earnings on the $5 Wendy’s value meal, a pack of smokes and a 40 (a bottle containing 40 fluid ounces of alcohol) sooner than his shift, all through which he and Barrett would binge “Jerry Springer” and “Oprah.”
Barrett come what may managed to go well with a drum bundle into the tiny condominium, and shortly the band had booked two house reveals on the equivalent space the downtown Taco Boy is now.
The duo in the end moved all through from a funeral home, and their band apply room confronted the neighboring embalming room. Barrett remembers getting paid to carry caskets all through the highway to the African Methodist Episcopal church sooner than funeral suppliers.
There have been further reveals, at a North Charleston skate park and various bars that no longer exist.
Heading out West
Then Bridwell moved out to the Pacific Northwest, settling in Seattle. He started his private label, jammed alongside together with his indie rock heroes, like Dinosaur Jr., and despatched Barrett mix tapes once more home.
Two days sooner than 9/11, Barrett lastly heeded Bridwell’s title, packed up his drum bundle and flew to the alternative coast to affix the music scene out West. At one degree, he had two jobs and was in 5 bands. Your complete objective was to keep up participating in in hopes of landing excursions; the dream was a van, the open freeway and infinite reveals.
After plenty of initiatives rose and fell, Band of Horses emerged in 2003; Barrett started participating in drums for the group in 2004, and the band’s recognition swelled after hit single “The Funeral” took off from the first