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Tree Safari: A Sculptural Journey | Filmmaker Todd Jarrell | Artist Brad Sells | Wood Sculptures
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Episode 1: A Sculptural Journey. Episode 2: The Koa Connection. In search of exotic woods, world-class sculptor Brad Sells meets botanists, Boer farmers, scientists and Zulu shamans while learning the medicinal power of trees. From the African bush to the bright lights of a top Chicago gallery show, Tree Safari: A Sculptural Journey explores our cultural relationships to trees, revealing one artist's deepening appreciation of his beautiful medium. A combination of Zulu magic and medicine. Harvesting a dy...
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Tree Safari: A Sculptural Journey | Director Todd Jarrell | Sculptor Brad Sells | Africa
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Episode 1: A Sculptural Journey. Episode 2: The Koa Connection. Each TREE SAFARI adventure traces the artistic process of acclaimed sculptor Brad Sells’ artistic process while exploring the history, science, and fascinating traditions of the charismatic characters he meets along the way. All care is taken to ensure that the woods harvested and/or salvaged in the course of these programs are not classified as protected or endangered. Produced by Todd Jarrell. Distributed by American Public Television.
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Film Maker Bio | Todd Jarrell | Independent Director, Producer, Writer, Videographer
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Episode 1: A Sculptural Journey. Episode 2: The Koa Connection. Passion for travel and world culture has led Jarrell to over 50 countries across seven continents and 70,000 miles of tall ship voyaging (at 5 mph! Jarrell began producing when, after 15 years in television advertising, he joined a round-the-world tall ship voyage, working as crew while creating a public radio series from such places as Easter Island, Bora Bora and Zanzibar. The series published as the audiobook Slow Dance with the Planet.
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Film Maker Bio | Todd Jarrell | Independent Director, Producer, Writer, Videographer
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Episode 1: A Sculptural Journey. Episode 2: The Koa Connection. Opening Bark Studios in Cookeville, Tennessee in 1995, Sells developed his unique style, taking inspiration from the forests and his hardwood medium. Sells’ works wholly transcend wood craft and are included in such respected permanent collections as Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery, the Neiman Marcus Home Collection, the Tennessee State Museum, and many more. Each sculpture or vessel begins as a carefully selected hardwood bole, which I shape ...
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Tree Safari: The Koa Connection | Director Todd Jarrell | Sculptor Brad Sells | Hawaii
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Episode 1: A Sculptural Journey. Episode 2: The Koa Connection. On the Kona Coast, Sells and assistant Steven Flatt meet Keoki Carter who shares microscopic images of native woods, pointing out the difficulty of "aging" trees in a region without seasons. At the Bishop Museum's in Honolulu, we meet Irving Jenkins, curator of the of Hawaii's royal dynasty calabash collection and Sol Apio who is trying to discover the lost secrets of these beautiful bowls. Music for TREE SAFARI: The Koa Connection. Tennesse...