ARLINGTON — The city of Arlington is now the owner of a 10-foot eagle sculpted with a chain saw from a hunk of cedar.
It took Debbie Anderson of Arlington Heights about 12 hours to make the eagle to present to the city in honor of this year’s Eagle Festival.
“We are working
on finding the perfect spot for it,” city spokeswoman Kristin Banfield said.
Anderson and nine other chain saw carvers are scheduled to let the sawdust fly outside the Local Scoop restaurant today during the festival.
Special performances of chain saw skill are set for noon, 2 and 4 p.m. today.
While she’s carving, Anderson plans to talk to onlookers about a huge chain saw art convention she is planning to host in August in Arlington.
“We’re trying to make it one of the biggest of its kind in the West,” Anderson said.
When she’s not handling her chain saw, Anderson works for Boeing in the Everett plant’s wire shop.
Most of her sculptural work, including bears and swans, have been sold on commission, she said.
“There are lots of women who carve with chain saws,” Anderson said. “I never get teased.”
The Arlington-Stillaguamish Eagle Festival includes nature walks, bird watching and environmental exhibits, storytelling, music, helicopter rides, horse-drawn wagon rides, crafts, an ugly chicken contest and displays of art, photography and poetry.
Gale Fiege: 425-339-3427; gfiege@heraldnet.com.
Talk to us
> Give us your news tips.
> Send us a letter to the editor.
> More Herald contact information.
