REVOLUTION: Art in Wood

Kayak Point Eagles

Jessie — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:46:36 GMT

Whidbey Island, Wa

Kayak Point Eagles

Eagles carved in Western Red Cedar, situated near Kayak Point, Puget Sound, Washington. About 15’ tall altogether.

There are quite a few real eagles living in the area, as they were making their voices heard.

Year of the Tiger

Jessie — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:58:00 GMT

Arcata, Ca A carving I did January 2010 in Douglas Fir, Two Tigers. 2010 is year of the Tiger.

Kala Mandala

Jessie — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT

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A Kala Mandala
Materials, Sitka spuce, (from Trinidad, Ca)
Glass made on Whidbey Island, Wa
Stainless Steel

December 21, 2009

Arcata, CA I have been making wheels / discs for awhile, fascinated by it's simplicity, but realizing now they are mandalas. A mandala is any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used primarly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation. One well known mandala is the Kalachakra mandala.

The Kalachakra Mandala

    Kalachakra means wheel of time. The Kalachakra system is clearly related to the ancient Vedic tradition in India which existed long before Buddhism appeared.

    "The Kalachakra refers to many different traditions, for example the Hindu; Saivite, Samkya, Vaishnava, the Vedas, Upanisads and Puranas traditions, but also Jainism. For example, the Kalachakra mandala includes deities which are equally accepted by Hindus, Jainas and Buddhists."

    An Account of the Kalachakra, or Wheel of Time Kalachakra Initiations and the texts are taught by the Dalai Lama

    "The entire meaning of the subject matter of the Kalachakra tantra is included within the three Kalachakras, or Wheels of Time: The Outer Wheel of Time, the Inner Wheel of Time, and the Other Wheel of Time. The Outer Wheel of Time is the external world of the environment, and it is also called "The procession of the external solar and lunar days." The Inner Wheel of Time is the human body, that is an inner Jambudvipa, or earth-surface. Likewise, the inner channels, elements, and movements of the winds are set forth as the Inner Wheels of Time. The Other Wheel of Time is the initiations and paths of Shri Kalachakra, together with their results. It is "other" than the preceding two Wheels of Time. The guru ripens the disciple's psycho-physical continuum with the initiations, and the disciple meditates on the path that consists of the generation process and the completion process. In this way the yogi actualizes the resuly the buddha body that is the divine image of emptiness. This is the Other Wheel of Time." www.dalailama.com/teachings/kalachakra-initiations .

   A painting done by Rob Shouten, (Dutch / Whidbey Island Artist) commissioned by the Dalai Lama's family.

    "H.H. Tenzin Gyatso, portrayed in a moment of study and reflection. The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet continues to inspire many people with his profoundly simple message of kindness and compassion towards all beings. He represents Chenrezig, the thousand armed Buddha of infinite compassion of the Tibetan pantheon, the source from which all comes into being. In this painting this is also symbolized by the multi-armed spiral galaxy." Rob Shouten

The mandala is simple, using glass as the focus of meditation, inserted in the middle of wood. I also carved it at a time I received a name from a living saint, Ammachi, last June. Kala. It was translated to me by the Swamiji as meaning " Art. Fine arts. Alll the arts, the embodiment of art". Another Swamiji said it means "time, it also means beyond time, beautiful, perfect one." I was simply blown away by the spiritual name as Amma had no idea I had carved on her sacred seat, or I am an artist / woodcarver. Her omnisciences was proven to me.

Ammachi

I was asked to do some carving on Ammachi's pithum. A pithum or peethum is the spiritual holy seat used by spiritual leaders in India to give talks on or singing.

Creating elephants.

The spiritual seat.

Being able to carve on the seat was a wonderful experience, indescribable. Jai Ma!

SAVED

Jessie — Sun, 24 May 2009 15:36:00 GMT

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May 24, 2009,
Whidbey Island, WA Pictures of a couple saved tree remnants turned into wood sculpture.

In Snohomish, Washington. (R) Doug Fir lost its top to lines slicing the sky.

It's Nick, cool neighbor kid with Eagle and the Snohomish River Salmon School.

IN FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON LAST JUNE

Western Red Cedar

Two salmon in Western Red Cedar.

Birth of a Universe, One Drop at a Time

Jessie — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:37:00 GMT

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May 16, 2009

Arcata, CA What is required in creating a universe? All it takes is wood, a chainsaw and some paint. Right? Well, that’s how it’s done in my universe. On a serious note, my wood creation led me on a unique and inspiring journey conceptualizing the birth of the universe in infinite space with multi universes. A birth of a universe from a mother universe.
As someone who is a lover of forests and art, I was intrigued by the December 31, 2005 windstorm that affected the Northern Humboldt coastal region, especially hard hit Trinidad. The place was devastated by the wind, trees yanked out of the ground and strewn about crisscrossing each other on the ground.

On the first tree I was able to get to in the tangled mess with a mill attached to a chainsaw I created some wood slabs out of the Sitka spruce. My thought was to make a simple disc, nothing ornate but a circle from the fresh plank. It would be a simple statement, a great way to display the beauty of the wood. But I felt it needed more joie de vive. In its center, I created a single drop. Like a raindrop, just one. It gave the disc a reason for being, a new dimension, it added excitement to the disc sculpture. I called this art creation One Drop.
Metaphorically, the term one drop has many connotations, for example there is the one-drop Zen Buddhism monastery, one-drop reggae, the one-drop Zen foundation and the one-drop rule in American history. The concept of one drop is multi dimensional. However at this time, the theory for a birth of a universe, one drop at a time in a multi-verse universe did not cross my conscious mind. I didn't think about it.

    In December of 2008, I was gazing at a Discover magazine, holding my attention was diagram of the birth of the universe. As I was gazing at it, I realized, a baby universe is created virtually in one drop. It triggered the memory of my wood sculpture of One Drop, whereas in my sculpture I had inserted the drop in the center of the disc vertically. But if I were to rotate the disc into a horizontal position then the drop would fall from the center due to gravity, like a raindrop. It would essentially be similar in concept as the diagram. In three dimensional terms I understood. It seems so simple.
    Cosmologist Andrei Linde said “Our universe could thus be the result of an inflationary bubble that formed in a re-existing universe - - an arena better described as a metaverse.”
    Einstein’s general theory of relativity “objects with extremely large mass or high density stretch the fabric of space-time. Find something whose density approaches infinity - -a black hole, for example—and that stretch can become a tear.   This tear in space-time is better known as a wormhole, could in theory serve as a shortcut to a distant part of the universe. In 1980 an idea proposed by Stephen Hawkings expanding on Einstein’s idea, “it could also lead out of our cosmos altogether, creating a “baby universe” that would then expand and grow, forming its own self-contained branch of space-time. (Lemonick)
    The general idea accepted about the beginning of the universe is the big bang. Is this possible to do in a lab? Play God? Recreate a universe? People are toying with the particle accelerators, such as Nobuyuki Sakai and his colleagues at Yamagata University in Japan. They have discovered how to use a particle accelerator to create a whole new universe in theory. To create another cosmos with the big bang theory, Linde says, “Could you concentrate enough energy to set off a mini big bang?” And the answer is no according to the theoretical physicists. “All of the particles that you would create in such a process would have their own gravity, pulling them together. So, instead of creating a baby universe in the lab you would just create a black hole.
    Then the idea of inflation theory developed by Alan Guth of MIT, Linde modified his idea, and “relying on the fact the “vacuum” of empty space time is not a boring, static place Instead, it is subject to quantum fluctuations that cause strange bubbles to appear at random times. These bubbles of false vacuums contain space-time with different and very curious properties.” (Merali)
    A baby universe is born. A new universe sprouts from its parent, the inflationary multiverse. The inflationary theory is the very early stages of the evolution of other universes. Stanford physicist Leonard Susskind “believes the anthropic principle, the multiverse, and string theory are converging to produce a coherent, if exceedingly strange, new view in which our universe is just one of a multitude.” (Folger) So our universe could just be the result of a big bubble that formed in a pre-existing universe. Princeton astrophysicist J. Richard Gott says, “In a timeless mulitverse, in fact, a baby cosmos could beget a baby that would beget a baby that might ultimately give birth to the universe that started it all. It’s quite possible, that the universe could end up being its own great-grandmother.” (Lemonick)
    Artistically, I created a single drop in a piece of wood as a metaphoric analysis for explaining many things, but I ended up learning from my own creation, my conscious mind melding with my subconscious in a deeper understanding of the birth of a universe.

BIRTH OF A UNIVERSE
WARP IN SPACE-TIME occurs within our universe, in a location where a lot of mass is concentrated

OUR UNIVERSE

FALSE VACUUM BUBBLE

A COSMIC DROP forms as the warp expands, creating a passage from one region to the next in the form of a wormhole.

IN THE CENTER OF DROP IS THE WORMHOLE, GROWING INTO THE FALSE VACUUM BUBBLE

NEW UNIVERSE results when the wormhole closes up, leaving almost no trace as the drop expands into a baby universe of its own.

BABY UNIVERSE IN A DROP

REFERENCES

Michael D. Lemonick (2000) Will We Discover Another Universe? Time
Retrieved April 25, 2009 from www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,996608,00.html

Zeeya Merali, 10 July 2006, Magazine issue 2559
Create your own universe. New Scientist

Tim Folger, December 2008, A Universe Built For Us, Discover

Columns and Supports

Jessie — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:46:00 GMT

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March 15, 2009

Arcata, CA COLUMNS and SUPPORTS, the latest finished project... 32 columns plus 64 supports for a very unique home being built in LA. The columns are not at all corinthian, doric, or ionic, rather my own invention of inspired nature vine wrpage mets art nouveau, inspired by architects, Spain's, Gaudi and Belgium's, Victor Horta. It has been an incredible challenge with tool break downs, logistics, weather, deadlines, but rather satisfying to harvest wood from the Trinidad blow down, eco wood.

HAVE A NICE DAY!

BLOW DOWN

SPRUCE I HEART YOU!

The column moving truck, one by one, sometimes two. Moving the supports was easier, sometimes 7 at a time!

With the barked peeled and wood wizard.

The vernissage

And here are the supports.

Leaves...Cones...Trees

Jessie — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:29:00 GMT

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December 20, 2008

Arcata, California Some leaves, cones, trees in the area, natives and non. The wonders and beauty of nature.

Acer saccharinum
silver maple

Ginkgo biloba

Fremontodendron californicum
Flannel bush

Pinus muricata

Bishop Pine

Acer rubrum
Red Oak

Betula pendula.....European white birch

Quercus coccinea ....Scarlet Oak

Tillia americana
American basswood

Berberis aquifolium
Oregon Grape

Chrysolepis Chrysophylia
Giant Golden Chinquapin

Dr. B. and native, Cercis occidentalis. California red bud.

Going back to Amsterdam ... (via Belguim)

Jessie — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:31:00 GMT

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November 8, 2008

Arcata, California A one year anniversary of sorts on the 1st ever Chainsaw Carving Sculpture Championships held in the Netherlands. A photo diary, leading up to it.

A Tin Tin exhibit in Oestend, Belgium

A rad burnt wooden very giant sculpture oustide the train station in Bruges.

Sofie peeping in the peep hole. Art installation created by Valerie, lady on left.

The Rijksmuseum.

Bicycles rule in Amsterdam, and I rode mine to the Van Gogh museum.

Steet artist juggling chainsaw, while eating an apple. Very funny guy.

The flower connection at the tulip museum.

On the the Veluwe park, a moraine created by glaciers. In the middle of the park is a museum, perhaps featuring the best collection of sculpture in Europe. Only way to get to the museum is by white bicycle, located at the entrances. A live video installation of the park, I stepped in front of the camera, resulting in me being in the moraine.

Primitive chainsaw art? at the Veluwe! By A.R. Penck born 1939 in Dresden former East Germany.

Getting a start on my carving

My lily bench.

Richard Austin of Wales and his version of CORN and a closeup of CORN

Evaradus Smit,(local carver) is the man! Great kind guy, loaning me saws.

Windmill by Si O' Rourke of England

Quirky carving by IGOR.

I love this carving, and so did the judges, Winner, Gert Eussen from the Netherlands.

Finished Pictures of the Stagecoach Road Totem Pole

Jessie — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:33:00 GMT

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November 1, 2008

Arcata, California These photos taken last year. I finally have some time to post pictures.

Bear and salmon

tracks on up after bear

Also check out article of Charley and Pams house featured in From House to Home, October/November 2008. On the cover, the article titled Dreaming in Green The totem is featured.

Views from the Scaffold: Stagecoach RD. Totem

Jessie — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:05:00 GMT

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December 26, 2007

eyes of raven.
Whidbey Island, Washington The tallest I ever worked previously was 20feet, restoring a historic totem pole on Seattle’s Lake Union.

Me adding some finishing touches on bear on Seattle's Lake Union Totem.

It took me a few good hours for my air legs to develop. At the bottom of all this was a Seattle PI photographer clicking away the whole time…adding pressure. I did the beak repair on eagle and lowered the lift. When I arrived back to Earth the photographer showed what landed during my frightful flight, a Peregrine Falcon that fledged early. It drifted down from up high nesting underneath the I-5 bridge. It was struggling to fly again. I felt a kinship with the falcon.

A woodland park zoo representative arrived taking the falcon away.

So I found myself again up high, this time 35feet…working on raven. I was uncomfortable at this height, the shake of the scaffolding. I fell off a ladder once trying to put in a florescent light bulb. The height was only 10 feet but I landed on my back but on concrete, great pain. Now, I’m on 5 tiered scaffolding with a chainsaw struggling to make raven come to life in this pole. But I got my air legs, it took a couple weeks, and by the end of the two months, I was flying around the top.

from the top looking down, yes those are my feet.

some of the tools of the trade.

sun in ravens chest.

moon with stars

canoe paddler

his feet.

eyes of the whale

one day on the scaffolding, the light shining thru.

The start of the Stagecoach Road Totem pole.

Jessie — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:31:00 GMT

evolve, revolution

December 12, 2007

Arcata, California 35 foot totem pole in sitka spruce, depicting raven with sun, moon, stars, canoe paddler, whale, foot bear tracks, bear with fish. Commissioned after spending a year on Stagecoach Road working on wind knocked trees.

this is kent the tree climber, fine tuning the canvas, from 40' to 35 feet

THE DOG HOUSE COLLECTION

Jessie — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:31:00 GMT

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September 13, 2007
Whidbey Island, Washington The Dog House. A place to hang on Whidbey Island. Built in 1908 by the Olympic Game Club. Used as a basketball gymnasium. Infamous boxing matches were held there. Plays staged. Vaudville shows held. In 1933 during prohibition it became the Dog House Tavern. It's also decorated with some nice chainsaw carved woodcarvings both indoors and out created by the local carver scene.

I was commissioned to carve a memorial bench. The memorial was for Pete Jacobs, long time owner and one cool cat. Julie, his daughter asked me to carve a chair for them, but it worked out to be a 3 person bench. Perfect for Julie, my brother Greg, and their future daughter, (name in works) Teagan. (my future niece) I sensed Pete would of liked that.

The Historic Dog House Tavern

Pete Jacobs was a really good guy. I have known him since 21 yrs of age. I was attracted to the ambiance of the place. I would go before the movie started across the street or afterwards, or to meet friends. It being conviently located. Pete always said hello, even if the place was packed. His demeanor, a calm strong. The only time I ever seen him upset (and he still was gentle) was when a guy lifted up the ancient pool table trying to get a ball out. Pete kicked him out saying he ruined the leverage of the table.

Almost a year and half ago, my brother who was working there said he was really worried about Pete...he didn't look good. A few days later I was in the Star Store and so was Pete, we kept bumping into each other in the aisles. I had an odd sensation difficult to explain. Finally we met again at the check out, him behind me, we met eyes, and he said, "there she is" to me. I smiled. I heard he went home feed his birds and dogs, and had a massive heart attack. I was the last person to see him in his alive state at the Star Store. I have this feeling he is back on his star wishing us earthlings well. Bye Pete.

In Solid Western Red Cedar. A bench which can seat three people comfortably.

Pete was a bird lover. I thought a heron appropriate,
since the bench is placed close to the shore.

He also had two beloved basset hounds.

Back View of the bench, notice the moon.

View from the bench, gateway to the Puget Sound.

Totems, left by Mike McVay carved in 1976, right, carver unknown.

Left, early stylized totem pole by Mike McVay, Middle, Sea Captain by Steve Backus. Right, Sea Otters by Pat McVay

Left, Hound Dog by Pat McVay. Right, Eagle by Alex Flynn.

Salmon mural called Business Man's Lunch by Pat McVay

Heron Reflection clever utilizies the crack in the slab by Pat McVay

Bench in the restaurant waiting area by Pat McVay.

The Canoe Paddler and the Redwood Dugout Canoe

Jessie — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:48:00 GMT

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August 13, 2007

Arcata, California As, I was putting the final touches on the canoe paddler of this 35 totem I've been working for months...a fellow woodworker, Harvey came by to check it out. "Fabulous" he said, and then Charley and I fitted the yew paddle in the hands of the canoe paddler. Harvey yelled out, as we were up about 20 feet, "speaking of canoes, we are launching a repaired Yurok redwood dugout canoe tomorrow in Trinidad Harbor" Harvey worked with a Yurok native, Axel whose father created the canoe back in the 1980's. Over time in developed a sizable crack. Harvey, created 150 dowels, with some gorilla glue and repair wood, viola, the crack fixed.

Inside the yurok canoes' a carved nose brow, heart and kidneys... The following is from the Creation Story of the Yurok people. 'When it came time for the Redwood tree to speak, he said, 'I have wood and a strong heart to give to the people to build their houses and canoes to travel the waters.' And so, our houses and boats have a heart. When the heart of the canoe touches the water, they know one another - they have a relationship.

a historic photo of a Yurok on the Trinity River in Northern California, early 1900's.

The repaired Redwood Canoe, with Skip a Yurok who works for the park service.

Maiden voyage of the repaired canoe...with the key instrumental people responsible for it happening.

the canoe paddler with a yew paddle on the stagecoach totem pole. the yew wood is from blue lake.

FILM PREVIEW

Jessie — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:43:00 GMT

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August 4, 2007
ARCATA, CALIFORNIA, A preview of my upcoming film about the life of this woodcarver...an autobiography of sorts in a 1966 Ford Ranchero. A trip on the road, up and down and around the west coast and the wild wild west.

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WILD WEST, a Tale of Chainsaw Carving Chic

Music by Sarah Kiefer

TOTEM POLES IN WESTERN WASHINGTON

Jessie — Fri, 04 May 2007 03:10:00 GMT

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May 3, 2007
Whidbey Island, WA In preperation for my 30' standing stump I'll be carving in Northern California, I went on a research field trip and met up with an old high school aquaintance, Nathan, who is now totem carver extraordinare. First time I've seen his work...and I'm blown away.

The work in this shop took a year by the trio of carvers, including Dale the designer. The tools used; chainsaw to rough out as well as adzes, finally finishing off with chisels and finer adzes...patiently making sure everything is in balance and just right. The next step is to paint.

The trio of carvers are working with the S'Klallam Tribe (meaning Strong People) in Washington, part of the Salish whose region covers ther North Western coast of Washington up thru British Columbia.

What the S'Klallam elders is doing with the carvers is reviving as well as making their art contemporary with the times but at the same time paying attention to tradition. To visit the seven cedars, seven totem poles carved in the style of several Pacific Northwest tribes, not only of the Salish but including the Bella Coola, the Haida, the Kwakiutl, and the Tlingit was an exciting and encouraging moment.

Styles of carvings representend is a tribute to the tribes from left to right; Bella Coola, Haida, Kwakitul, Tlinget.

And of course the Salish: The story...

Whale and Whale Hunter

The whale is seen head pointing down, pectoral fins rising up on either side. The small human face between these fins represents the whale’s “blow-hole”. From the face, projects the whales dorsal fin’ above are the tall flukes. Between the tail flukes is the face of the whale hunter. Below the flukes, but above the pectoral fins, are the hunter’s arms and legs wrapped around the whale’s body.

The next figure, above the whale hunter, is the sun. The sun was an important Salish mythological character. Before contact with Europeans, the S’Klallam people thought of the sun as a manifestation of “Chief Above” or “Old One’. “Old one” made earth a woman, to be a mother to all people, and the sun a man to be our father. Earth is alive, the soil and rocks are her flesh and bones. Trees and grass are her hair. The wind is her breath, water is her tears. “Old One” took some of Earth’s flesh mixed with tears, and shaped it into clay figures. When the sun looks (or shone) on these mud figures, they became the first people, the animal people. The last of the mud balls that “Old One” made, where shaped into men. They were the most helpless of all creatures. Thus, all living things came from the union of sun and earth; the mother and father of all things.

The next figure on the pole, the raven, is seen here grasping the sun’s corona in his beak. Raven an important and prestigious crest, and a cultural hero in many Northwest Coast Indian legends. He was attributed with magical supernatural powers and could transform himself into anything at anytime. Known as the ‘trickster” it is said that he helped put the sun, moon and stars into the sky, fish in the sea, salmon in the rivers, and food on the land.

On this totem pole, the raven, the sun, and the whale hunter and whale, represent the cultural heritage of the S’klallam People. The top most, a paddler, represents Jamestown’s participation in the “Paddle to Bella Bella” a contemporary journey that marked the Tribes cultural awareness and pride in their heritage.

S'Klallam Legends are carved in the Salish style; but with a contemporary twist. Create in 2004 by

CARVING AND BEING IN NICARAGUA

Jessie — Fri, 04 May 2007 02:31:00 GMT

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May 3, 2007
Whidbey Island, Washington I'm glad I didn't even really think about going to Nicaragua, I knew intuitively in my soul...it was the right thing to do. And escaping winter rain pain had something to do with the decision.

But it was really really hard to get the brand new chainsaw into the country...(but I did)...denied at the Seattle airport then shipped via express fed ex, got a message from fed ex in Miami, delayed beyond their control, made it too Managua, but then, all offices closed because of week long holdiay, semana santa, made it thru customs, finally got too hotel, only to be told I needed to pay another $400 to get it out of the hotel...but we didn't! If this chainsaw could talk, oh the places it's been! Finally showed up 3 days before my departue... no price is too great to carve with my saw.

El arte del chainsaw es la revolución!

Heron in guanacosta wood, chainsaw only

mural in san juan del sur of agusto sandino

During Semanta Santa I found out the people celebrate early, like at 5 in the morning, brass marching bands going thru; did I mention LOUD... oh well; I guess the Rumi poem applies here. "There is a community of the spirit. Join it, and feel the delight of walking in the noisy street, and being the noise.

I was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time, catching the horse parade in san jorge; big horse country...the horses are the paso fino with the fancy step.

a paso fino with a french braid and a nicaraguan rider

friend fixing the flat on our ride.

TREE TRUNKS

Jessie — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:33:00 GMT

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March 26, 2007
Whidbey Island, Washington A couple of before and after pictures of tree stump art.

The Donker / Johanson Totem
A couple contacted me after seeing an article about my art in the Everett Herald. They had a tree leaning precariously over the neighbors house, very wary of storms and houses. In the previous year, their house received a blow by a wind knocked tree. An aborist topped the tree in the fall, I showed up in the spring...

14 foot douglas fir totem, Everett, Washington. Depicting bear, deer, owl and hawk.

BABY HUMPBACK WHALE
Trinidad, California

This whale is sitka spruce, the tree was affected by the big blow down winds that hit the area...perched right on the Pacific ocean, near Whales Rock. 7 feet high by 9 feet long.

Eye 'n' I of the Storm .... The exhibit

Jessie — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:08:00 GMT

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January, 22, 2007

Arcata, California My inspiration, the power of the wind that knocked these trees down. It was a west wind blowing. My thoughts, to create shields, wind shields, with a Pacific Oceanic feel. Also, I carved discs with welded metal stands on the right, One Drop, Left, Wave. AND some oceanic poles.

With spirals, I played with the negative space and light, resulting in some nice shadows on the walls, a great suprise. A woman interested in buying it, pointed out the shadows. She's also is a midwife, she said it makes her think of the development of a life form.

The next step for the artwork... to possibly join another show, produced by a woman involved with the meterological society who also documented the 2005/6 storm with tons of photographs, including aerial photographs and a short film. The exhibition will also include interactive science and theatre.

THE OPENING OF THE EYE 'N' I OF THE STORM EXHIBIT

Jessie — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:33:00 GMT

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January 9, 2007
Arcata, California It was a storm I went thru. Sculpted a body of work in 3 weeks, endured milling and carving wood in a pond that developed.

Another storm happened which blew my garage studio doors off its hinges, 4 chainsaws disappeared. A hit and run to one of my vehicles occured. More trees fell over including one on the totem. But the show went on and the magic "eye" appeared making everything worth while. It was a vision quest in the end I saw the light.

photo by Josh Jackson/The Eureka Reporter

Click here for photo and article in Eureka Reporter

The magic eye showed at the end of the day. Notice the strange light on the wall.

Photo by Sylvia White

The eye of the sun

THE Eye n' I OF THE STORM

Jessie — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:45:00 GMT

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December 5, 2006
ARCATA, CALIFORNIA A gallery showing of my work will be at the Westhaven Center for the Arts, Trinidad, California.

Wood salvaged from the blow down of last years new years eve storm.

Show titled The Eye and I of the Storm; reflections of it.

January 1 to 31. Opening will be on the 7th.

In the eye of the storm, there is a dead, eerie, humming quiet, the kind of quiet that makes each of us question the silence, the beauty of the still, the kind of quiet that awes us with the fragility and the strength of Mother Nature.