Wood carving outside Orillia Opera House, Orillia, Ontario
W is for WOOD.
Two stumps were carved into art by area sculptors Jimi McKee and Wayne Hill in 2008. As you can see, the carvings reflect the theatrical heritage of the opera house. To keep the wood from rotting, Mckee regularly applies preservative and hardener.
Another carved birch stump
The stumps were once dying weeping birch trees approximately 115 years old. Apparently there are three stumps but I missed one. YAY, another reason to revisit Orillia!
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47 comments:
Wow! These carvings are awesome.
Fantásticos estes trabalhos em madeira.
Um abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.
We have similar pieces of art scattered around our city and each year during the fair, we can watch the carvers with their chain saws at work. Amazing how beautiful they can be! Great photos to demonstrate this special art.
Awesome! Those are lovely. I hope you'll find the third one as well.
They look amazing!
That first one, especially, is spectacular! People who can do this kind of thing have my admiration!
Amazing carvings.
These are fabulous, I especially love the top one!
Beautifully done carvings. Yes, go back and find the third one for us.
stumps make me so sad.
I personify a lot. :O(
I like both !
It's wonderful, embedded like that.
Aren't they fab EG, such a good idea with old tree stumps turning them into art.
I love those. That face is great.
They are beautifully carved!
Nicely done, EG! I didn't know that birch trees could live to be that old!
These are awesome, EG!!! What an incredible idea! I had no idea that something as beautiful and creative and colorful as these could be made from a dying, old tree!! Really took my breath away this morning -- as usual!! Hope your week is going well! Enjoy!!
Funny and quite unusual!
Unique and full of interest.
A Weeping Birch turned into a smiling face. Truly transformative art.
Oh! Those are wonderful!
These are very unexpected!
The rich colour of the tree stumps and carvings is stunning.
I thought birch trees would be too soft to do that.... but I guess not! Love those carvings.
Wow, these are awesome!
19th Century reminiscent, like a cigar store 'indian'
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How interesting! Thanks for sharing this art form. Reminds me of what some artist did after the hurricane that destroyed Galveston some years ago. They carved the remaining tree stumps in various places.
so creative - love them!!! ( ;
Goes to you show you that artists can use anything to get their creative expressions going:) Love it!
Wow, these carvings are absolutely beautiful!
I like seeing a bit of creativity and whimsy.
What talent is shown here!
OH, I'm glad you'll go back! These are terrific and I'd love to see more!
Never seen these kind of carvings, they are wonderful.
Awesome wood sculptures
This is just fantastiic! So cool to see!
Such beautiful 'wood carvings' ~ great shots for W ~
Happy Weekend coming your way,
artmusedog and carol
Love it!!!
Interesting art work/carving on wood! Well preserved
What a wonderful way use and preserve the beauty of a tree. Thanks for sharing.
what a cool tree and lovely W word.
They are gorgeous!
The View from the Top of the Ladder
Oh wow! THese are so beautiful. One of the neighbors around the area has a huge bear carving, I am going to take a photo one of these days. So delightful and just think of the hard work and creativity the artist has! Have a great weekend.
wonderful wonderful wood thanks for sharing
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