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The journey continues from fermentation vessels to nourishing spirits with vibrancy and texture Living in wine country, surrounded by discarded oak barrels, sourced from local raw/natural wineries, the sound from the hand chiseling and the quality of the wood became an unparalleled 360 degree wooded canvas story board with endless creative opportunities which have had…
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The Heart Of The Talking Story Seat Concluding a multi year artistic journey and weaving between personal family legacy in wood and honoring the culturally reviving continuity of a partnership working alongside The bay areas prominent TCC (The Cultural Conservancy) at their Heron Shadow location in Sonoma County, on the ancestral lands of the Coast…
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The Chisel Orchestra This short film captures the developmental stages of “the Chisel Orchestra” where wood carving meets auditorial experience. Polynesian wood carvers Koa and his father Tonu embark on an experience that has been in the makings for years: Live sculpting of wood while at the same time orchestrating a musical piece using wooden…
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Taking a chisel for a walk with non linear expressions between the cambium layers of wood grain. Group carving classes, working alongside indigenous tribes and their youth, bridging the symbols and hands on expression invoking inner depth in spirit and in wood. As a woodcarver coming from an Oceanic lineage, these classes provide an adjunct…