Meet Jenny Wong-Stanley, an extreme wood bender

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Everyone has a story. This week I published my first documentary short for Amazon. It is the story of sculptor and owner of Art of Plants., Oakland-based artist Jenny Wong-Stanley.

“Every piece of wood has a story. If I listen very carefully, and feel it, I can tell how far I can push it,” says sculptor Jenny Wong-Stanley.

In her Oakland, California studio, artist Jenny Wong-Stanley stands at her desk, meticulously sanding a small wooden sculpture. Steam rises behind her from a long handmade steamer. A timer goes off and she walks over, lifts up the steamer’s sideways lid, and pulls out a scalding hot plank of wood with her bare hands. The steam has made the wood malleable, allowing it to be bent into a tight radius. Jenny is an “extreme wood-bender,” as she calls herself, and 10 years ago she turned her love for wood-bending into a small business called Art of Plants… READ THE FULL STORY>

Story Credits:

Directed, produced, and edited by: Laila Kazmi
Written by: Laila Kazmi
Cinematographer: Vatsala Goel
Co-ordinating Producer: Olivia Green, RUN Studios
Production Crew: RUN Studios
Colorist: Tess Stuart, Formosa Interactive
Post-Production Sound Mix: Formosa Interactive
Produced by Selling Partners Services, Amazon Services LLC