{"id":694,"date":"2013-06-18T17:59:26","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T17:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/macrinabakery.com\/blog\/?p=694"},"modified":"2013-06-19T17:25:44","modified_gmt":"2013-06-19T17:25:44","slug":"meet-the-artist-jim-olson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.macrinabakery.com\/blog\/meet-the-artist-jim-olson\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Artist: Jim Olson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some of the pieces available at our SODO location. Image courtesy of Jim Olson.<\/p><\/div>\n

Jim Olson\u2019s beautifully offbeat pieces on display in our\u00a0SODO Caf\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0are tangible products of his rich imagination. Described as “hammered assemblages” by\u00a0Narthex Gallery Curator Scott Ward<\/a>, Jim’s work breathes new life into abandoned objects.<\/p>\n

\u201cI create art from salvaged material,\u201d Jim explains. \u201cWeathered wood and hammered metal create a rough, heavily textured style that is the signature feature of my work. Repurposing materials keeps them from ending up in the scrap heap. There was a day when you could freely roam the junkyard and take home whatever caught your eye.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, Jim combs construction sites, millwork and metalwork shops as well as the occasional dumpster for treasures to repurpose into works of art. Hearing his fans describe the pleasure his work brings them fuels his passion and inspires his creativity.\u00a0While art has not always been his trade, Jim\u2019s inventive imagination and creative spirit came in handy in his former 42-year career as a salesman for a series of Wall Street firms.<\/p>\n

\u201cI used a technique called \u2018Story Selling,\u2019 which involves weaving a perceived interest of the prospective client around your product or service. Sometimes it worked; sometimes it bored a prospect to tears. The same is true of my art, a bond is created or it isn’t.\u201d<\/p>\n

His technique has certainly captured Seattle\u2019s attention.\u00a0Jim\u2019s work will be on display at our SODO Caf\u00e9 through the end of June. He will then show his pieces at\u00a0The Elliott Bay Book Company<\/a>\u00a0in for the entire month of July. You can also find his work at\u00a0NuBe Green<\/a>\u00a0in Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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