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Art of the Chisel The work of Jacob Wolfe inspires us to realize a higher pursuit. words SAM BRAMLET T portraits and studio photos JAMEY PRICE project photos courtesy ARS/COELI
Jacob Benjamin Wolfe began as a violinist. That’s right: he first studied music, not woodworking. The intricate detail etched into the timber he molds and shapes betrays the kind of education that the masters who inspired him received. The more-beautiful-than-life representations of the human form and biblical scenes from masters like Bernini and Michelangelo were the result of a lifetime of study and work, but in just seven years, Wolfe has made strides, leaps, and bounds, in pursuit of that same passion.
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