Posted on 2010-12-05 at 17:10:15 ·
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I started Ecollage in 1997 in Bend, Oregon. I loved the work and made some nice pieces, several are in private collections in Oregon and San Francisco. One was awarded First Place at Bend's annual Art Redux exhibition. I was represented by the Soleil Riviere gallery in nearby Sunriver. I donated my Hannibal Lectern to a charity auction, it was used by the auctioneer and raised a nice chunk of change. I was honored with an Earth Hero Award by the Central Oregon Environmental Center. Unfortunately, i spent most of my sales on tools (i didn't realize the need for 'bread-and-butter' work) and suspended the operation after less than two years as i no longer had a workshop (i'm trying to locate photos from that period, maybe on an old hard drive...).
Most of my artistic endeavors since then have been musical (www.myspace.com/thetoggle). In September 2010 i was invited to be Artist-in Residence at the utopian Date Creek Ranch (www.DateCreekRanch.com). I wasn't planning on making furniture (i knew my remote cabin would have no AC power, just my tiny 12 volt solar rig for lights and music studio), but when i saw arrived and saw the Saguaro cacti, the Muse gave me a kick and said, 'You need to make some furniture, Jack.' (not sure what might happen if she finds out i'm not Jack) So i'm gathering (responsibly, sustainably, and legally) dead things: Saguaro and other cactus skeletons, Joshua Tree Root, Mesquite wood, a beautiful hollow Cottonwood tree. There's lots of nice rusty steel here, but mostly it gets reused by the ranch. And i'm trying to earn funds for solar-rechargeable tools and a small acetylene welding/cutting rig. I'm making an adze, a cactus-sized miter box, and other tools.... (October 30, 2010)
Got it! Thanks a lot again for hleipng me out!
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