Participating Artists: Ingrid Lahti Piper O'Neill Eden Rivers Barbara De Pirro Ken Turner Miguel Edwards John Henry Wooten IV Anette Lusher Sylwia Tur Julie Fisco Julie Lindell Sponsored by: Center on Contemporary Art Carkeek Park Advisory Council Seattle Parks and Recreation Associated Recreational Council Supported by: QFC Piper's Creek Nursery		Site 8: John Henry Wooten IV Seattle, Washington Rock Tree: Steel, River Rock, & Bark 8’ x 6’, 2010 The swirling compression of the gases of the galaxy bombarded by comets and asteroids provided the base for organic life to flourish on Earth, and brought mineral and ore for mankind to manipulate. Now nature has birthed the iron tree with its stone fruit, a tree whose resources are not so easily plundered or consumed. Johnny Wooten has been an inspired metal craftsman since the early ‘90s. His metal experience has ranged from HVAC to custom chopper fabrication with Conder Custom. His consistent productions include movie and photography sets and props, residential architectural metalwork, functional art, fine art furniture, and fine art in his spare time. Though he has not shown extensively as a fine artist, his creative projects have been invited to the Seattle Erotic Arts Festival for 2 consecutive years, and his creations are a part of private collections nationwide. Johnny was an active participant in the manufacture of last year’s Heaven and Earth exhibited “Que Viva el Sol/La Vida Del Sol”. Johnny is a member of the well known, widely toured Seattle band “The Load Levelers”, which has been creating “music not to make love by” for more than a decade. He likes long walks on the beach, holding hands, and drinking cocoa.