About the Artist

Damien R. Hutar

The "Parables of The New Testament" carved on leather as an art series was conceived as a  creative energy release while the artist was serving as a helicopter crew chief in the Republic of South Vietnam  with the United States Cavalry, "D"  Troop, 1st Sqdn/1st Cavalry,"First Regiment of Dragoons". 

The resultant artifacts come from turning the immense energy of the wars anger into something creative and beautiful. Carved leather has a permanence that cannot be redone or covered over very easily.  Once the dyes are set down they are down for good.

As a footnote to the whole story, the first real artistic endeavor that Damien undertook was when he painted up an AH-1G Cobra attack  helicopter for the United States Cavalry while in Vietnam. (He does have a picture of that helicopter someplace.)

Of the many poems that the artist has written, four of these poems have been published in four different Anthologies and two of them have gone into song on a couple of albums down in Nashville. And then there's the book on war and theology that the artist is in the process of publishing.

  Thru The Storm.....My Dear Friend.

There Is A Man Alive Who Has Fulfilled The New Testament.

All Scripture references  are taken from the 1859 Douay - Rheims New Testament of the Holy Bible.

1965-1970  Learned the retail trade market working in his Dad's grocery store. Hard goods- Meat cutting - the till and the Books.

1970-1973  Served 2 1/2  years with the United States Cavalry as an attack helicopter and scout recon helicopter Crew Chief.   Spent one of those years in Vietnam\ with "D" Troop, 1st Sqdn/ 1st Cavalry,  "First Regiment of Dragoons".

1974-1979 Worked as a hard rock miner in the local mines.   Worked as a meat cutter in a local store

1974-1980  Flew as a Commercial Bush Pilot with the Wilderness Wings Airways,  Northeastern Minnesota -Canada.

1979-1981 Started the "Leather Shoppee" on Sheridan Street in Ely to work on a leather art series.    Has completed over a dozen art projects for the leather art series.

Damien Hutar

P.O. Box 181    Ely,  MN  55731

218-365-8615

E-mail address:   windpony809@midco.net