Northern Ont. chainsaw sculptor wins first place in international competition

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Northern Ont. chainsaw sculptor wins first place in international competition

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Jake Rhodes is an artist – but he doesn’t use a canvas and watercolours. Instead, all he needs is just a piece of wood and a chainsaw.

Northern Ont. chainsaw sculptor wins first place in international competition

He had 28 hours to cut, glue, chisel, burn and paint an eight-foot long white pine log. Out of 12 sculptors competing, Rhodes was the only Canadian carver.

Wanting to create something that represents Canada, Rhodes carved a moose bust with a loon at its feet and a grey owl on its back. He called the sculpture 'Moosin Around'.