Articles

Standing Tall Amber Jean's Personal Reliquaries

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by Michele Corriel Distinctly Montana Thursday, September 01, 2005

Making it Big, The Sculptures of Amber Jean

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by Gail Jokerst Montana Living Thursday, May 01, 2003

A New Star Rises in the West

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by Peter J. Stephano Better Homes & Garden Wood Magazine Friday, February 01, 2002

"Amber Jean: Rustic Sophistication..."

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by Taylor Fogarty American Western Magazine Monday, January 01, 2001

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Dream Job #101

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“I felt like I was in Willy Wonka land,” explains Montana artist Amber Jean. “The chocolate totem pole was 14 feet high. I had to use a forklift to get up there.” For the last two years, Nestle’ has commissioned Amber-a wood sculptor – to carve spookily huge objects out of their cocoa-flavored stuff for Burlington, Wisconsin’s, annual mid-May Chocolate Festival. Her 1999 contribution was the totem pole to the left.

Nap of Luxury

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"Nap of Luxury" by Andy Johnson Journal Times Saturday, May 20, 2000

Cowboy Goes Baroque

admin — Mon, 01 May 2000 18:59:27 -0500

With $38,000 to spend on American furniture, you could buy a lovely sideboard, c. 1795, or several documented Gustav Stickley pieces, or a contemporary mahogany and juniper bed featuring wild mustangs carved on the headboard by Amber Jean of Livingston, Montana.

"Sculptor's Newest Works Have a Jungle Feel"

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"Sculptor's Newest Works Have a Jungle Feel" by Brenda Binkerd Livingston Enterprise Saturday, January 01, 2000

"The Art of Western Craft"

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"The Art of Western Craft" by Lori Tobias Denver Rocky Mountain News Sunday, October 17, 1999

"Young Montana Artist Honored . . . "

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"Young Montana Artist Honored . . . " Park County Weekly Thursday, July 30, 1998

"Amber Jean Wields Chain Saw..."

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 1998 19:04:44 -0500

Amber Jean’s pickup bumps and lurches from side to side heaving down the rutted dirt road through the wind whipped snow.

She is explaining her ideas about art as she chauffeurs two visitors down from her cabin in the Wineglass area above Livingston.

Suddenly, the big truck slows to a crawl.

“It’s like the clutch isn’t going in,” Jean mutters.

The pickup rolls forward, not quite catching. She fiddles with the gearshift. Suddenly, she’s off again.