Nyssa

We have a trail that winds through cedar trees and grass lands and a big hill. The trail is winding and both dark and sun-speckled as sun light filters through the trees. There’s lots of stumps and rocks and perfect places to display art in a dramatic outdoor setting. But outside art needs to be designed in different ways than inside art. It needs to be durable, waterproof and repairable if it gets knocked over during a wind storm. So, here are a couple of sculptures that I made to put on the trail that should meet those criteria.

Sardonicus was a stone that I found that had a most enigmatic smile. He even had an eye already sculpted by nature. All I had to do was create a matching eye, widen the smile a bit and flatten the base. This stone was so ready to become “Sardonicus.” This piece is 8.5″ x 5″ and is made of stone and washers.

The Emperor is made from wood, washers, stone, cedar bark and marbles. The cedar had an expression on it’s bark that said, “Make me an Emperor!” So, I added some washers, bark, and marbles and attached the whole thing to a big, sturdy rock.

I will post photos later, of these sculptures in there new, wild habitat.