Brett is a self-taught artist and maker whose work is driven by curiosity, experimentation, and a fascination with turning ordinary materials into something unexpected.

For more than a decade, Brett has been creating intricate wire-wrapped jewelry entirely by hand. What began as a chance discovery quickly became Wire2Stone, where his approach to wire wrapping developed into a style of its own. Rather than beginning with a rigid design, Brett often starts with the stone and allows the piece to evolve naturally as he works following the shape, color, and character of the materials until the final form reveals itself.

Brett has always carried the belief that, given enough time and imagination, he can make just about anything out of anything. His work has expanded into sewing and leatherwork through StitchedMotif, woodworking, laser engraving, sculpture, electronics, lighting, and large-scale interactive installations.

Over time, storytelling also became part of the work. Certain Wire2Stone pieces began receiving names, histories, and handmade books of their own, eventually becoming The Library of Wire—an evolving archive where jewelry is treated not simply as something to wear, but as an artifact with a story worth preserving.

At a much larger scale, that same imagination led to Whimsey, the Willow Tree of Light—a 13-foot immersive installation illuminated by nearly 10,000 LEDs. Whimsey made her debut at Electric Forest in 2024 and transformed Brett's work from something held in your hands into something people could physically step inside.

Despite the different materials and scales, everything created at Schrader Studio comes from the same place:

Curiosity.

The willingness to try something unfamiliar, follow an idea without knowing exactly where it will lead, and keep experimenting until something new appears.

For Brett, the goal isn't simply to make beautiful things. It's to create something that makes people stop, look a little closer, ask questions, imagine—and maybe reconnect with the part of themselves that never stopped believing the world could still be magical.

“I just want to wake up people's inner child.”

— W. Brett Schrader