artist
Jim Jackson

tribe
Klamath/Modoc

contact info
www.jacksonnativeart.com

bio
At a young age, Jim Jackson's imagination was captured by the outdoors, but it was southern Oregon's rock outcroppings, meandering streams, vast timber stands, and abundant wildlife that captured his soul. While in his late teens, he gained a sense of 'being' through his art.

Jackson is never quite sure what he is going to make before he breaks open a block of clay. All he'll say is that he shapes a familiar face somewhere in the world.

" The idea and strength behind my sculptures is based on my belief that life inhabits all things on earth and in the sky. Special to me are the many powerful and spiritual rock formations in the Klamath Basin. My 'rock spirit' sculptures are my contemporary way of bringing the people, the life--the spirit out of the rock."