Adamson Studio

Plans are under way for the next Clash of The Carvers Invitational Chainsaw Carving Competition. The dates are September 10th - 13th, 2026. Pictured are Chelsea Mugford, Brent Lane, Eric Bunn, Jeff Forster, Micheal Colberg. Darren Short, and Ron Adamson.

I finally have a link to THE ROAD TO WINSLOW: THE MAKING OF THE EASY STATUE.

The Story of Standin’ On The Corner. – Ron Adamson Studio and Artworks Read the story of how the La Posada Foundation in Winslow AZ commissioned Montana Artist Ron Adamson to create the “Easy” statue. This story spans two continents, and a strange twist with a 90 year old black and white photograph taken on RT 66 in Arizona before pavement.

Good Morning. We're starting off with a cool 44f. A little side story to add to a mention in THE ROAD TO WINSLOW: THE MAKING OF THE EASY STATUE. The book makes a comment about me being bare foot. Doing the quick carve at the Charlie Russell show made for a problem for me. I was doing a wood carving. The show was set up for paintings. My make shift stand that I fasten my wood to, slipped around on the concrete as I was next to the indoor pool. In order to help hold my stand in place, I had to take off my shoes and hold the 2 of the legs with my toes. I looked like I fell off the Montucky bus as most everyone was in fancy attire. But it got me news. TV coverage and Front Page on the Great Falls Tribune, and a number of "what a nut case" comments. Another issue I had was not being a cowboy. I never felt the cowboy hat worked for me as it did other artists and I couldn't pass as an American Indian. So I opted for this outfit. I took a lot of heat and nasty remarks from a few fellow artists. But again, the outfit got me on KXLY in Spokane. A few side points not in the book. The photo is from 1984.