World Famous Chainsaw Carver to Give Local Demonstration of Her Art April 28, 2004 East Petersburg , PA : The parking lot of Fox Chapel Publishing in East Petersburg, PA will be the site of a chainsaw carving demonstration on Tuesday, May 4, 2004.   Internationally renowned carver Jessie Groeschen will fire up her chainsaw and carve a sculpture of a rose—in honor of her visit to Lancaster—from 3 to 5 p.m. at Fox Chapel's headquarters, located at 1970 Broad Street, just off Route 72 in East Petersburg.    Groeschen, who has been a chainsaw carver for more than 10 years, now makes her living with this extreme art form, and is working with this local publisher to develop a book on chainsaw carving.   “Chainsaw carving started out as yard ‘gaga',” Groeschen said, “but today's chainsaw carvers are true artists and sculptors, who create work that is beautiful, fine and monumental,” she stated. “Grace and beauty inspire woodcarvers, and my tool of choice happens to be a chainsaw.”   Groeschen has participated in dozens of carving competitions throughout the world, and was the first American to compete in Japan . There is a universal fascination with chainsaw carving, due in part to the fact that the artists are creating their work with a potentially lethal tool.   To schedule media interviews or for further information, please contact Mark Vogel , Fox Chapel's Marketing Manager at 717-560-4703, ext. 33.   Fox Chapel Publishing Co., Inc. is one of the nation's leading resources for woodworking books and magazines, and employs nearly 30 people from its restored 19th century headquarters in East Petersburg , PA. Fox Chapel publishes two magazines: Wood Carving Illustrated and Scroll Saw Workshop; more than 200 book titles; and distributes more than 1,200 woodworking books from other publishers around the world. Their web site is www.FoxChapelPublishing.com.   ### DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO THE OFFICES OF FOX CHAPEL PUBLISHING:   Take the PA Turnpike to the Harrisburg East Exit #247, to Route 283 East to Lancaster .   Take Route 72 North (Manheim Pike) several miles to East Petersburg .   Go past Haydn Zug's Restaurant, go one block and turn left onto Broad Street . We are located in the restored brick warehouse on the left.   If you need help, call 717-560-4703. For more information, contact: Contact: Brenda Wagner Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator 1970 Broad Street East Petersburg, PA 17520 wagner@foxchapelpublishing.com 717-560-4703, ext. 48