Jim Short has always been interested in the potential beauty of abandoned wood. He's been a woodworker for many years, but in the late 90's he began exploring the possibilities in turned wood.
Essentially self-taught, Jim uses only local, island wood--often left behind--for turning. "Pieces of tree" he calls them. He frequently looks for the history of the wood he salvages--was it from a fruit tree in a farm yard? Maybe a great climbing tree shared by local kids? How old was this tree?
From that viewpoint, each piece has it's own story to tell. Jim feels he's rescued his found pieces--at least temporarily--from hungry bugs, gravity, or the wood stove.
Jim, I think your work should be in the whidbey art gallery on second street Langley. Contact pat, walarts@gomail.com or Jandellyn ward.
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