VOA标准英语2012--Artist Creates Wood Sculptures With a Chainsaw
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(八月)
Artist Creates Wood Sculptures With a Chainsaw
Long shows off his skill, speed carving 1 an owl 2 in just 45 minutes.
“I love chainsaw carving. It’s art. It’s fun. People love it. It makes people smile,” he said.
Long began his career carving ice sculptures, also with a chainsaw. Then he branched out into tree stumps 4. On this day he is with a group called “Masters of the Chainsaw.” They organize exhibitions and competitions.
Tim Sorrelles and his wife Chris were fascinated.
“To saw a block of wood into pieces of art, it’s just incredible,” said Tim.
“To watch it from the stump 3 to turn into artwork, I didn’t know you could do that with a chainsaw,” she said.
Blades of different sizes, blow torches
To Long it’s second nature. He uses a variety of blades.
“It is like having different paint brushes," said Long. "You start with the big ones and you work your way down and you use the finer ones for details.”
He also uses blow torches and stain to add definition. It's hazardous 5 work.
“Chainsaws are one of the most dangerous tools you can use, and the chainsaw companies will say it’s the most dangerous thing you can do with a chainsaw,” he said.
Wildlife, wood inspire
Long said he's inspired by drawings and photos, and by animals in the wild. He likes the challenge of working with wood.
“In this owl we found a nail, there are knots and fissures 6 and cracks,” he noted 7.
There's variety in his work.
“I would say eagles, owls 8 and bears are the most popular. What I like to carve is something in motion, something telling a story,” said Long.
Dragon stump joy
Including a six-meter dragon on a tree stump.
“It was for a family that had adopted two Chinese girls. On the bottom we put a symbol for double happiness,” he said.
There's a waiting list for people who want carved stumps on their property. The stumps are priced between $3,000 and $6,000 apiece.
“One of a kind seems to be really attractive to people. The fact that it’s still rooted into the ground. It’s kind of an experience rather than just a piece of art.”
Long is lucky enough to make a living as a chainsaw artist. At the Maryland State Fair, proceeds from sales of his carvings 9 are going to a college scholarship fund.
- All the furniture in the room had much carving.房间里所有的家具上都有许多雕刻。
- He acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。
- Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
- I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。
- He went on the stump in his home state.他到故乡所在的州去发表演说。
- He used the stump as a table.他把树桩用作桌子。
- Rocks and stumps supplied the place of chairs at the picnic. 野餐时石头和树桩都充当了椅子。
- If you don't stir your stumps, Tom, you'll be late for school again. 汤姆，如果你不快走，上学又要迟到了。
- These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
- Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。
- Rising molten rock flows out on the ocean floor and caps the fissures, trapping the water. 上升熔岩流到海底并堵住了裂隙，结果把海水封在里面。 来自辞典例句
- The French have held two colloquia and an international symposium on rock fissures. 法国已经开了两次岩石裂缝方面的报告会和一个国际会议。 来自辞典例句
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。