Sand City artist’s human-sized nests on display at West End Celebration

Aug 28, 2023 By Admin in Native

Sand City artist’s human-sized nests on display at West End Celebration

ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER CHRISTIAN BALDERAS INTRODUCES US TO ONE VERY UNIQUE ARTIST. THIS IS WHAT OMAHA NATIVE, AND SAND CITY TRANSPLANT, ARTIST JAYSON FANN CALLS A SPIRIT NEST…THIS ONE MADE BY DILIGENTLY SHAPING EUCALYPTUS WOOD. UPON ITS DEBUT AT SAND CITY’S ANNUAL WEST END CELEBRATION, IT’S ABOUT 18 FEET TALL. BUT WHEN COMPLETED WILL BE TWO STORIES, STANDING AT 26 FEET. <IT'S CALLED SPIRIT NEST BECAUSE ALL MY NESTS ARE BASED ON NATURE AND THE SPIRIT OF NATURE, THE PATTERNS IN NATURE, AND AT THE CENTER OF THIS WOVEN PIECE OF ART IS A DRUM….FITTING FOR FAN WHO'S ALSO A PROFESSIONAL PERCUSSIONIST. HIS LOVE OF MUSIC, AND HIS WONDER FOR THE NATURAL WORLD, SHOWS UP IN ALL HIS WORK — FROM THE NESTS….TO THE DRUMS HE CRAFTS AND PLAYS. THIS DRUM IS ONE THOUSAND POUNDS, MADE FROM A TWO THOUSAND YEAR OLD REDWOOD FOUND ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY IN BIG SUR. FANN HAS BUILT AROUND 50 NESTS ALL AROUND THE US, SOME EVEN ON DISPLAY IN OTHER COUNTRIES…BUT NOW FANN SAYS A LOT OF WHAT HE DOES IS WORKING WITH KIDS, TEACHING AND COLLABORATING WITH THEM ON OTHER SPIRIT NESTS TO HELP THEM REALIZE THEIR OWN CREATIVITY AND WONDER OF THE WORLD <WE NEED TO BROADEN OUR SCOPE AS IT PERTAINS TO THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND STA

Sand City artist’s human-sized nests on display at West End Celebration

Sand City’s 22nd annual West End Celebration was held over the weekend. The event showcases local artists and musicians. One artist on display, Jayson Fann, spoke with KSBW Action News Eight reporter Christian Balderas about his unique creations he calls “spirit nests”.

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