Today's BEDM brief is about your local town and whilst I don't want to announce to the world where I live, I thought I'd share something happening locally.
In my local park, an art project has been bloomin over the year and half since those October high winds that felled several tress in my local park almost two years ago.
A project has been brewing over the intervening months. It was decided to turn the tree stumps or remains into wood sculptures of a Wizard and Dragon. The park held a competition for children to tell a story about how they came to be there.
As I walk through the park towards the station every day, I have been witness to the evolution of the wood to statues. As they near completition, I thought I'd put together all my photos to see how they have changed.
![Wizard and Dragon 6-9-15]()
6th September 2014
Walking in the park with CBC and N, I noticed that the tree which had been damaged by the storm had been separated into two pieces- a trunk (behind) and the fallen branch which someone had begun to carve into a dragon/dinosaur shape. I didn't know about the project at this stage.
![Wizard and dragon 8-2-15]()
8th February 2015
Not much happened from September to now as the weather was so changeable. The Dragon and the tree trunk were covered over with tarpaulins. On this sunny Sunday morning after church, I noticed that a wizard had appeared and been carved! He looked rather rustic, but beautiful and reminded me of the tree King from Doctor Who, The Doctor, the witch and the Wardrobe. There was no change to the dragon.
![Wizard and Dragon 8-3-15]()
8th March 2015
The wizard had gained more details- his previously looking canoe-paddle now resembled a curved Staff, his hands hewed and his hat pointed. What we had feared was part of the dragon branch broken off was suddenly revealed to look like a small monkey perching on a bowed branch.
![Wizard and Dragon 12-5-15]()
12th May 2015
Suddenly, the wizard was in technicolour alla Dorothy in Oz! This surprised me somewhat! The dragon was half painted.
![Wizard and dragon May 22nd]()
The dragon was fully painted, what I suspected was a moneky was a small baby dragon, the dragon's tail appeared to be buried lochness monster style and woodchips appeared around the dragon. The wizard gained two small dragonettes peeping out of his cloak.
I don't know what is next for the Wizard and whether there will be a grand-unveiling up but I will try to update this as and when there is progress!
I've loved being witness to this growing art project and it only increases my love for my local park and those that take care of it. You can see the volunteer office behind, open in the large picture.
Does your local town have any projects like this?
xx
In my local park, an art project has been bloomin over the year and half since those October high winds that felled several tress in my local park almost two years ago.
A project has been brewing over the intervening months. It was decided to turn the tree stumps or remains into wood sculptures of a Wizard and Dragon. The park held a competition for children to tell a story about how they came to be there.
As I walk through the park towards the station every day, I have been witness to the evolution of the wood to statues. As they near completition, I thought I'd put together all my photos to see how they have changed.
6th September 2014
Walking in the park with CBC and N, I noticed that the tree which had been damaged by the storm had been separated into two pieces- a trunk (behind) and the fallen branch which someone had begun to carve into a dragon/dinosaur shape. I didn't know about the project at this stage.
8th February 2015
Not much happened from September to now as the weather was so changeable. The Dragon and the tree trunk were covered over with tarpaulins. On this sunny Sunday morning after church, I noticed that a wizard had appeared and been carved! He looked rather rustic, but beautiful and reminded me of the tree King from Doctor Who, The Doctor, the witch and the Wardrobe. There was no change to the dragon.
8th March 2015
The wizard had gained more details- his previously looking canoe-paddle now resembled a curved Staff, his hands hewed and his hat pointed. What we had feared was part of the dragon branch broken off was suddenly revealed to look like a small monkey perching on a bowed branch.
12th May 2015
Suddenly, the wizard was in technicolour alla Dorothy in Oz! This surprised me somewhat! The dragon was half painted.
The dragon was fully painted, what I suspected was a moneky was a small baby dragon, the dragon's tail appeared to be buried lochness monster style and woodchips appeared around the dragon. The wizard gained two small dragonettes peeping out of his cloak.
I don't know what is next for the Wizard and whether there will be a grand-unveiling up but I will try to update this as and when there is progress!
I've loved being witness to this growing art project and it only increases my love for my local park and those that take care of it. You can see the volunteer office behind, open in the large picture.
Does your local town have any projects like this?
xx