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Westport International Chainsaw Carving Competition Renowned Chainsaw Artist who Mixes Beauty with Danger Jessie is one of a few women chainsaw artists who will participate in the Westport competition, the world’s largest event of its kind. She calls it her “duty” to take a log, an old stump or a root end and breathe new life into it- to recycle it into something new. She will work around knots and holes in the wood until she’s created the amazing art for which is she world-renowned. Jessie Groeschen is the author of a soon-to-be released book, Art of Chainsaw Carving. This book includes a how-to section for anyone who wants to try their hand at chainsaw carving a chair. In mid-September she will compete in the Chainsaw Carving Event in Carrbridge, Scotland and then on to the English Open Chainsaw Championships in Norfolk, England. Art of Chainsaw Carving is published by Fox Chapel Publishing will be available for sale in mid-September in local bookstores or online. Fox Chapel Publishing Co., Inc. is one of the nation’s leading resources for woodworking books and magazines with offices in East Petersburg, PA. Fox Chapel publishes two magazines: Wood Carving Illustrated and Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts; more than 200 book titles; and distributes more than 1,000 woodworking books from other publishers around the world. Visit www.FoxChapelPublishing.com. ### Contact Fox Chapel Publishing's Public Relations Department for media inquiries, author interviews, review copies, image or materials requests: (Media, Academia/Education, & Retailers only) Public Relations Department |
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East Petersburg, PA. The chips will fly when chainsaw artist Jessie Groeschen begins to carve, this week at the Westport International Chainsaw Carving Competition (Westport, WA). Despite the roar of the chainsaw, Jessie will remain focused on working a log into a graceful art form. She knows from experience that the unexpected is always present in chainsaw carving! 
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