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Artist
JB Blunk
b. 1926, Ottawa, Kansas, USA · Based in Inverness, California, USA (d. 2002)
- UCLA, Los Angeles
- Apprenticeship with Bizen master Kaneshige Toyo, Japan
- Chainsaw Woodcarving
- Ceramics
- Stoneware
JB Blunk (1926–2002) pioneered direct chainsaw woodcarving, sculpting monumental seating and organic sculptures from salvaged giant redwood root burls in Northern California, deeply informed by Japanese Zen ceramic traditions.
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