[Applause] there’s a lot of people out there that
there’s a lot of people out there that
there’s a lot of people out there that call themselves artists so there’s no
call themselves artists so there’s no
call themselves artists so there’s no bad art beauties in the eye of the
bad art beauties in the eye of the
bad art beauties in the eye of the beholder
beholder
beholder [Applause]
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[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] chainsaw carbon has a certain element of
chainsaw carbon has a certain element of
chainsaw carbon has a certain element of theater to it it’s kind of a
theater to it it’s kind of a
theater to it it’s kind of a performance-art
performance-art
performance-art [Music]
[Music]
[Music] you’re creating a sculpture on a
you’re creating a sculpture on a
you’re creating a sculpture on a stroganoff a period of time it’s
stroganoff a period of time it’s
stroganoff a period of time it’s entertaining
[Music]
[Music] so I move here when I was 16 from Lake
so I move here when I was 16 from Lake
so I move here when I was 16 from Lake Quinault which is over on the Olympic
Quinault which is over on the Olympic
Quinault which is over on the Olympic Peninsula which is logging country which
Peninsula which is logging country which
Peninsula which is logging country which is wood and chainsaws and growing up
is wood and chainsaws and growing up
is wood and chainsaws and growing up with that whole lager culture I bought
with that whole lager culture I bought
with that whole lager culture I bought this place it was a functioning sawmill
this place it was a functioning sawmill
this place it was a functioning sawmill and then it kind of came a hillbilly
and then it kind of came a hillbilly
and then it kind of came a hillbilly research and development artistic Center
research and development artistic Center
research and development artistic Center [Laughter]
[Laughter]
[Laughter] [Music]
I’m a voracious reader sometimes I’ll
I’m a voracious reader sometimes I’ll read a book of that I’ll go out and
read a book of that I’ll go out and
read a book of that I’ll go out and carve the characters out of my head the
carve the characters out of my head the
carve the characters out of my head the chainsaw has such a you know Texas
chainsaw has such a you know Texas
chainsaw has such a you know Texas massacre tearing down the rainforest
massacre tearing down the rainforest
massacre tearing down the rainforest destruction type of tool oh here you are
destruction type of tool oh here you are
destruction type of tool oh here you are creating a thing of beauty with a tool
creating a thing of beauty with a tool
creating a thing of beauty with a tool that’s known for you know making bone
that’s known for you know making bone
that’s known for you know making bone and flesh into a fine red mist I’m a
and flesh into a fine red mist I’m a
and flesh into a fine red mist I’m a second generation to my mom her brothers
second generation to my mom her brothers
second generation to my mom her brothers who were some of the first people to do
who were some of the first people to do
who were some of the first people to do it and you know grew up with it and
it and you know grew up with it and
it and you know grew up with it and became a carver because it seemed normal
became a carver because it seemed normal
became a carver because it seemed normal [Music]
[Music]
[Music] and then I started doing the chainsaw
and then I started doing the chainsaw
and then I started doing the chainsaw carving competitions
carving competitions
carving competitions so I threw myself into them when I was
so I threw myself into them when I was
so I threw myself into them when I was in my early twenties and got involved
in my early twenties and got involved
in my early twenties and got involved with anything to do with this any show
with anything to do with this any show
with anything to do with this any show that came up that’s what I would do and
that came up that’s what I would do and
that came up that’s what I would do and go entrepreneurship is the last refuge
go entrepreneurship is the last refuge
go entrepreneurship is the last refuge of the troublemaker what I like to do is
of the troublemaker what I like to do is
of the troublemaker what I like to do is I find out how much money you have in
I find out how much money you have in
I find out how much money you have in [Laughter]
[Laughter]
[Laughter] the competitions of course are where
the competitions of course are where
the competitions of course are where everyone gathers together a lot of us
everyone gathers together a lot of us
everyone gathers together a lot of us are grifters our itinerary or people
are grifters our itinerary or people
are grifters our itinerary or people like me that live on backroads the
like me that live on backroads the
like me that live on backroads the handful of us we had a guild and a club
handful of us we had a guild and a club
handful of us we had a guild and a club and we created a nucleus of a group of
and we created a nucleus of a group of
and we created a nucleus of a group of chainsaw Carver dedicated to making the
chainsaw Carver dedicated to making the
chainsaw Carver dedicated to making the art form more well-known and respecting
art form more well-known and respecting
art form more well-known and respecting which is the hardest part it’s hard to
which is the hardest part it’s hard to
which is the hardest part it’s hard to make a living at it and raise kids and
make a living at it and raise kids and
make a living at it and raise kids and pay your bills
anyone’s an artist and the kids start
anyone’s an artist and the kids start out as artists until someone tells them
out as artists until someone tells them
out as artists until someone tells them they’re not and if someone has enough
they’re not and if someone has enough
they’re not and if someone has enough guts to get alongside the road and set
guts to get alongside the road and set
guts to get alongside the road and set up and do it takes a tremendous amount
up and do it takes a tremendous amount
up and do it takes a tremendous amount of courage that makes them and then go
of courage that makes them and then go
of courage that makes them and then go out and try to sell it there’s a lot of
out and try to sell it there’s a lot of
out and try to sell it there’s a lot of different ways of making a living at it
different ways of making a living at it
different ways of making a living at it [Music]
the best way to make a good living out
the best way to make a good living out though is to have a wife with a good job
though is to have a wife with a good job
though is to have a wife with a good job [Laughter]
[Laughter]
[Laughter] [Music]
it’s probably something that could pass
it’s probably something that could pass us through their digestive system and
us through their digestive system and
us through their digestive system and that we can mock them I’m guessing
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