After Katrina, I got quite expert with my chainsaw, or at least I thought so until I saw what some chainsaw artists have done to contribute to hurricane recovery efforts. The KatRita Wood project has been a blessing to local Christians. I’ve been meaning to tell y’all to check out the KatRita Wood Project which is run by a friend of mine. Tens of thousands of trees were downed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This is the park near my house, two weeks after Katrina:
Several soccer fields worth of trees, piled as high as telephone poles, were eventually chipped and hauled away.
But not all of the downed trees in the area were chipped. My friend Amy has organized a group of chaisaw artists to put them to good use, raise money for hurricane recovery and provide people with an interesting piece of art for their garden. Here are some examples:
Profits from this project have already been donated to a local church, and will continue to be distributed to ministries and charities in the areas affected by Katrina and Rita. Although these are proving popular with locals, you can certainly get them even if you don’t live here. I can’t believe they could make those with only a chainsaw! Check out the rest of the art here.
