Southwestern Public Service Company, 1993 Annual Report “Cover Photo on Annual Report”
Creating a work of art: A version of the Southwestern Public Service Company logo — carved by Silverton, Texas, artist J. Christopher White — is shown near completion. The carving is from West Texas juniper, a wood native to the SPS service area.
Figure 1Figure 2Figure 3 Figure 1: The original weight of this West Texas juniper log was 475 pounds. When finished the piece was still very close to it's original dimensions but had lost 450 pounds. Figure 2: The positions of the heads have been...
Figure 1Figure 2Figure 3 Figure 1: The tree is still rooted in the ground. The approximate weight of this West Texas juniper is 350 pounds. Figure 2: The log is cut loose. Note the horse's rider drawn to the right of the carving mallet. Figure 3: The figures are...
Figure 1Figure 2Figure 3 Figure 1: This 165 pound twisted Texas juniper trunk sits next to a 36-bow saw. It was no easy task to get it out of the canyon. Figure 2: The saw marks are visible as stair steps. Large pieces of wood can be removed buy cutting, then...
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