scott Massarsky and the Make shift orchestra

I am an artist, musician and writer who performs and exhibits in the New York /New Jersey area. My music, art and writing all feed off each other dealing with a large range of issues and topics including, nature, healing, social awareness and above all the creative process. It is my dream to share this music and art with the world bringing people happiness and joy. The Makeshift orchestra is a revolving cast of people, players, clowns and sometimes troublemakers who help bring my music to life with their energy and enthusiasm. Hope everyone is enjoying the day! Sand Forest the Twisting Spines:In learning about the Local plants of my area and in using them for medicine and food I feel welcomed into their process of birth, growth and decay. Following them through the seasons, I have become part of their process and have seen how we depend on each other. Since this awakening, they have become tools and inspiration for my art. From these Sand forests, I have attempted to create small tiny universes, which express the ones that live in my imagination. These finished environments are my offering to the plants, which I have used in the construction of my art.(Below) Into The Ink: This work was created from 1999-2003 while attending the School of visual arts. Pen and water color, oil, etching and drypoint.

I had not painted for about two years. In dealing with life’s’ challenges I learned to channel my creativity through nature learning much about herbs, plants and birds. One day while finding a Blue jay feather I had a very strong feeling “paint with me”, at first I thought of a quill pen and attempted to write with some left over ink, I didn’t have much Success. Then while attempting again I decided to spill a glob of ink onto the Paper and then looking at the feather smeared it into the ink. Once again after years I was doing what brought me so much joy, painting! I smeared the ink around and after a while they turned into shapes and those shapes turned into other things. I use a color at a time and concentrate on what those colors mean to me using the knowledge of ones chakras, meaning of color and important healing ideas in my life. I soon realized that these were healing paintings and have had many signs since which pointed me in the direction of healing the ones I loved with them including myself. And so begins the journey of “The Healings”"Metal Horse"(above) and "Insight"(Below) where two other songs performed at the Suffern Library with Caleigh and Adam Makofske. Metal Horses is about trains and Insight inspired by the documentary based on Stephen Hawking, "A Brief History in time."