VIDEO: Unboxing Keith Burtis’ Gift

April 4, 2008

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Welcome to the first-ever 7th Son Vidcast! In this 5-minute video, J.C. documents the “unboxing” of an incredible work of art created by 7th Son listener Keith Burtis. Keith hand-crafted an unbelievably cool, stylized rendition of “The Womb” cloning chamber, described in the J.C.’s novels.

The piece is made from Osage orange, Australian Burl and blood-red Paddauk woods. Forgive J.C. for getting a bit emotional in the video … but the time, effort and artistry that Keith invested in this stunning project is remarkable. A big thank-you to Keith for creating this amazing work of art, and sending it to J.C.

Find out more about Keith Burtis’ work at MagicWoodWorks.com.

 
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11 Responses to “VIDEO: Unboxing Keith Burtis’ Gift”

  1. mae on April 4th, 2008 8:55 pm

    awesome!!! Great Job Keith, and thanks JC for sharing!!! :-)

  2. Vidsaw on April 4th, 2008 9:11 pm

    Well that was awesome. Keith: you are super cool and very talented.
    JC: it was great of you to share that and I love how emotional you got.

    Did you shot that with a Flip?

  3. J.Glenn on April 4th, 2008 9:18 pm

    Wow! That was an awesome piece of art. Great work Keith. Thanks for sharing JC.

  4. Mr. Wizard on April 4th, 2008 9:23 pm

    Excellent piece…
    That’s a nice piece of wood.

  5. Geordon VanTassle on April 4th, 2008 9:48 pm

    Keith, you have inspired me. Your work is just breath-taking, and the fact that JC realized how much he’s appreciated is just fabulous.

    JC, thanks for sharing your stories with us, and thanks for sharing the “unwrapping” with us, too.

  6. Keith Burtis on April 4th, 2008 11:30 pm

    JC. man…I’m speechless. Really. I can’t thank you enough for sharing this piece with your listeners, and now viewers! I really just wanted to show you how much I appreciated the novel. I have since gotten my father into the novel. He appreciates it too as he is recently recovering from surgery. Amazing, JC…..again, thank you for the 7th son novel trilogy.

    PS….you got me. Wednesday morning on my way to work I was all excited that there was new 7th son in my iPOd……yea, you got me.

    Thanks again for posting this — the 7th son listeners can also check out the making of the piece at http://magicwoodworks.com/blog/?p=140 (7th Son an Inspiration in Wood)

    Thanks JC … I am looking forward to the new project!!!

  7. C.C. Chapman on April 5th, 2008 7:56 am

    Thanks for sharing this. On a rainy Saturday morning here it gave me a good giggle. I guess I know to get you some cutting devices for the holidays! :)

  8. Rich Berry on April 5th, 2008 8:25 am

    Wow, way cool and very touching, JC you almost had me in tears too.

  9. Jocelyn in Hong Kong on April 5th, 2008 10:01 am

    Kudos to Keith for his work! Very cool.

    Thank you, JC for sharing this with us!

  10. Bob on April 6th, 2008 9:22 pm

    Keith, very nice. That was really cool.

    JC, thanks for sharing that with us. It was awesome.

    I think Sigler should do a video:
    “Look, JC. One of my listeners sent me a package too. I think it’s a clock, I hear ticking.” :-)

  11. ComputerKing on April 7th, 2008 7:08 pm

    Wow, Cool work. I was guessing that it was a Devlin Bear carving, but this is just as cool.

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