1. Does he bring in additional materials or use only what he finds on site? He prefers to use local materials, but if he has to import anything, he prefers to use someones else's discards.
2. Why plastic bottles? For light
3. How long did it take to create the amphitheater?
Skip Schuckmann seems like a child that never grew up. Reading about why he creates his art takes me back a time when I would divert a stream or mud puddle, to a time when I would go out in the woods and move rocks or tree limbs to create a shelter. I respect his work and admire that he has found "clients" that want his work. I admire that he has found a way to do what he loves and make a living at it without having to go main stream, to a gallery or a museum.
Instead of working for a corporation, government agency or university, he helps individuals conduct resource planning on their land. He works by the day (not hour) and at the end of each day he and the client decide if he should continue. Schuckmann's work is never done, because it is part of the environment, it is forever evolving.
I envy that Skip Schuckmann is able to dig dirt, move rocks, burn tree limbs, and stack trees all day and enjoy doing it. This is a life I could live.
1. Why are there no photos of him on the internet?
2. Is he not widely known. He is only briefly acknowledged on the internet and usually along with someone else.
3. Does he collaborate with Linda Weintraub? Their names are mentioned together several times on the net.
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