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SILVER
BONSAI GARDEN - Tree of Life Art Works
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  Kim
McClelland has always loved to draw, so
the fine detailing required in carving was just right
for him. Once he purchases fossils from the
Native American Indians in Alaska, he works around
cracks, fissures and chunks of bark as he slices,
polishes
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engraves them. Thus a fossilized mastodon or mammoth
develops a story of its own...designed and carved by
Kim, and reproduced by his wife, Katherine, in a polymer
resin base. "Kim is known for his intense, detailed
work...and his imagery is extensive," says Katherine.
"We love being able to put artworks in the hands of
those who could never afford a McClelland original. It
makes his designs available to a much larger audience."
With some 300 images to choose from, Tree of Life
Artworks has found a place in many homes and hearts.
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Scrimshaw is considered to be
American's only indigenous art form, outside the Native
American arts. It was developed in the late
1800s by American whalers as a "thrifty waste of time"
during voyages which could last up to four years.
Sailors sanded and polished whale teeth or walrus tusks,
providing a smooth surface on which an image was cut
with sharp pointed scribes and knives. Ink was rubbed
into the cuts, then wiped away from the polished
surface, leaving images much like those on printing
plates.
Scrimshaw declined and was somewhat neglected until the
1960s, when President Kennedy identified himself as a
collector. The revival increased in the 1970s and 80s,
when many people began to collect original pieces.
Artists began to take up the medium, including one named
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Silver
Bonsai
Gallery
Ben & Kathryn Stewart
Store Hours:
M-Sat 10am to 6pm
Sunday by appointment
905 US Highway 64
Manteo, NC 27954
(252) 475-1413
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