My life was completely "turned to sawdust" on a Summer's day in 1977 because of a newspaper advertisement: A company advertised for foresters and lumberjacks, and my reply to the advertisement had a decisive influence on my life.

I started to work with trees, a work that has influenced my life ever since. A lot of things had happened in my life before then - much of it was probably a seeking for "something". Something exciting. I did not want ever to get bored - which I have certainly never been since!

As the son of a blacksmith, I was born in Copenhagen. At that time people moved around to find a work, and since my mother was from the island of Fyn, well, my father began work at the shipyard "Lindø", near Odense.

The family moved around quite a number of times on Fyn, and finally we settled in Næsby, where I passed my secondary school years. End of school !!

Straight after school I went to sea and sailed for about two years, then moved to Israel where app. 1000 cows had to be milked every day; I lived in Israel for 2 years.

After working in different jobs, I started in arboriculture in 1977, and this gave me a good insight into the amazing world of trees.

In 1987, I started my own firm, and taught arboriculture. I have arranged several courses in recreational tree climbing, and in the summer of ´95 I took part in Seqouia Tour 95 Sierra Nevada together with my friend Lars Nørholm.

On the tour we climbed the world's 5th biggest Redwood Tree.

The "red yarn" - the main interests of my life, has been and always will be creativity, drawing, illustration, caricature, or modelling in clay.

No matter whether it be selling paintings in Bersheba, drawing ships in Arbijan or cutting heavy-weight sculptures for someone living nearby in Trunderup.

Experienced in working with a chain saw, I perfected a routine that makes working with heavy trunks an exciting and challenging task.

My works are often quite expressive and naturalistic, depending on the shape and colour of the wood.

Elm is my preferred material when doing woodcrafts as it often surprises with its very beautiful red heart, with many exciting shades, and very distinct knots. Furthermore it's very durable, and - a grand tree for climbing!

Big sculptures - frequently of 12-14 tonnes each, need space, and patient neighbours. Therefore I do most of my work back home at Egelund - our old farmhouse built in 1802, where all of us - Karen, Lea, Neel - and myself, have been modernising the old farmhouse for the last 28 years.

Best regards from

Allan Bo Jensen