Pershore Beech

[John Hancock]

Not my work (obviously!) I think its stunning.

[David Humphries]

wow

 

 

 

Wonder what book they're reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited December 7, 2008 by Monkey-D

[john meehan]

thats amazing really cool

[Gaynor]

Woof!!!!

Very lovely. It never ceases to amaze me the level of arty/dreamy/soft and fluffy arbs there are out there.

[Bart]

Awesome. Any idea who the carver was?

[John Hancock]

Awesome. Any idea who the carver was?

 

Took this from the Worcester News....

 

"Last year, artist Tom Harvey worked with school children from Pershore to transform a diseased 80-year-old purple beech tree in Pershore’s Abbey Park into an imposing work of art.

On Tuesday, Mr Harvey returned to attach an informative plaque to the piece, Leafing Through History. A spokesman for Wychavon District Council said: “People had been asking questions about it and we simply felt the information would help.”

The plaque tells passers-by that children from Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Primary School and Abbey Park First School inspiried Mr Harvey to create the sculpture, which depicts a boy reading about nature and took six weeks to complete".

[Jason James Gairn]

I think the craftsmanship is amazing. There are a quite a few very talented carvers out there for sure. But I can't understand why the subjects are nearly the same style. Animals, Folk lore and magic seems to be the only aesthetic. I'd like to see some original shapes and ideas. despite my criticism, this is still an out standing piece of work. i couldn't do it.

[Andy R]

That beech had a hard life, was horrendously hacked to bits in the years leading up to it's demise...same as the rest of the tree's in abbey park.