You've Never Seen A Festival Like This One In Oregon That's Full Of Chainsaws
By Catherine Armstrong|Published May 10, 2019
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When you think of artist’s tools, brushes, paints, pencils, and clay probably come to mind. How about chainsaws? If you can’t imagine chainsaws creating art, you need to attend the 20th Annual Chainsaw Carving Championship in Reedsport. Keep reading for all the details:
Every spring, a truck carrying some huge logs arrives in Reedsport. Massive logs being transported down an Oregon highway is nothing new, but these are special.
Some people might look at this row of logs and just see wood...chainsaw artists see a mountain man, an owl, an alligator, a dragon...so many possibilities!
40 artists come from all over the world to participate, and thousands of spectators come to watch. The championship event includes two features. In the main sculpture event, artists are given four days (29 hours of carving time) to complete a sculpture.
The Quick Carve event is an incredible sight to see. Artists have just 90 minutes to transform a plain old log into a beautiful a work of art. At the end of this event, an auction is held, and you can buy one of these pieces of art to take home.
Admission to the championship events is just $5, or $15 for entrance on all four days. You'll definitely want to attend on more than one day so you can see these works of art come to life right before your eyes.
During the four-day competition, other artists and vendors will be on hand to show you their wares. You can also grab lunch or a tasty treat at one of the food trucks.
Learn more about this year’s competition on the event’s website, and visit it’s Facebook page to see more photos from past years. Have you attended this event in past years? Tell our readers what to expect in the comments!
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