Elephant Sculpture

Visiting  Melbourne last year,

I loved all the Public Art-

Everywhere we went there were Sculptures!

They really make a sense of place.

St. Marys is the best little town but...

it doesn't have any public Sculpture

SO

           Under the tutelage of  John McColl ,         

St. Marys's resident 'National Treasure' Sculptor,

 I began making a small version of a

Ferrocement Elephant Seat

which I propose to make

at full size for the proposed "Elephant Park" 

(in front of the Online Center, behind the Town Hall)

This project is being championed by the

St. Marys Assn. for Community Development.
(Association's Website)

Below is a Photoshopped impression of the

full sized seat on the site:

sitting on the bench,

one would look directly at Mt. Elephant,

a local iconic landscape feature.

I will Photoshop in the plantings when we have

decided on what to put where.

I kinda go for the idea of a Cedar Arch and espallied Pear Trees myself...

We particularly need to decide on a good species of shade tree

 as the stump (center left) is all that remains

 of the magnifcent 100 year old  tree that was there-

it wobbled when they put down the slab for the Picnic Tables

so it had to come down as it's trunk was split

We will begin designing soon-

any ideas?

       This is the wire armature of the small Elephant
        prior to beginning the cement work:

Ferrocement is an awesome way to make sculptures

as it is strong and light weight, easy and low tech.

Have a look at  http://www.ferrocement.com/- be amazed

(and possibly inspired) by the possibilities!

Two Headed Tasmanian

    

work in progress

      'Two Headed Tasmanian' Inflatable Puppet (top photo),

a Stow-away  in the Sesquicentennial Birthday Cake

     demonstrated here by my one-headed daughter, Rose ( middle photo)

when we took a specimen of

an Axially Bifurcated Blind Velvet Worm to Melbourne

as part of the 2007 Tasmanian Freakshow

to celebrate the 150th Birthday of the St.  Marys.

 This shy, delicate creature (see below), who lives under rotting logs

on the floor of the forest in Tasmania's Northeast,

 is found only within a 5 kilometer radius of  the township of St. Marys.

 As an 'Intentional Tasmanian' born under the sign of Gemini ( the Twins),

I am personally completely in favour of 'Two Headedness'-

two points of view, perspective, a balanced approach -

after all, Two Heads ARE better than one !

 *Possibly many Native Tasmanians,

(most of them singleheaded, i might add )

are a little uncomfortable with the stigma that has been attached to this

   beautiful place-too many "Show uz yer scar'  jokes-

but the rest of the world is slowly catching up-

Tasmania is the last unspoiled South Pacific Island!

   He has another Head, just like this one (his other half must have been having a nap) and 15 pairs of legs-
  and he usually wears dark glasses when going out ( which he doesn't like to do very often...)