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Archive Home > 2007 > June > 30 > Rising from the ashes

Rising from the ashes

Sisters artist ‘Skip’ Armstrong rebuilds after tragic studio fire

By Andrew Moore / The Bulletin
June 30, 2007

It was a total disaster.

In January, the studio of Sisters woodcarver J. Chester “Skip” Armstrong burned to the ground. His iconic chain saw sculptures were reduced to ash, as were a mountain of tools and countless treasures and mementos collected over a lifetime.

But for....

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