Woodcarving with a Difference!
This post is being entered into Jenny Matlock’s Alphabe- Thursday for the letter ‘W’!
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This week’s theme for the Gallery is ‘Trees’. Like Tara who set the theme, they are one of the things that we have lots of photos of. Somehow, whatever the season, a tree will provide a wonderful image to capture.
That said, my offering is a little different. It is of a number of trees but there is not a leaf in sight. It was in the wood that runs around the base of the castle in Durham. You can’t see it now as the sculptor Colin Wilbourne demolished it in February 2001 when the wood began to rot but it was there when we visited in 1991 You have you use a slight squint when looking at it. Imagine yourself sitting in a carved out seat a little distance from the setting. By a little bit of moving of your head & screwing up of your eyes you can see the Last Supper! It has been carved out of the trees that the artist found. The second picture gives you an idea of the detail.
The Last Supper
Side View
For more details about this sculpture, look at ‘The Upper Room where you can also see a composite of the site.
What a shame that the amazing sculpture had to be taken down.
How wonderful you got to see it.
I admire all the treasures you find. So many incredible artists in the world.
Thank you for linking.
A+
admirable job…
winsome w take.
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Oh no! They demolished it?!?!?! Gutting, what an awesome project what a shame it went to waste 🙁 you were lucky to see it!!!
M x
Now that’s what I call creative thinking and execution. Wow! Thanks for sharing your photos, the story, and the link. I wouldn’t have ever seen such wonder otherwise.
This is amazing! It took a lot of dedication to complete that project.
Very beautiful and a little strange too !
Wow! That is just amazing!
That’s incredible. It must have taken such skill to do that. Useful to have both pictures to give the full effect. What an amazing thing.
This is really beautiful! There is such elegance in wood.
That was so interesting – I could see the remnants of The Last Supper.
oh wow, that’s amazing! Absolutely incredible the detail in it, wow!
what a great take on the theme 🙂
Wow! That is amazing!
Gosh they are stunning, the top one is amazing x
Wow! Thats a bit different and very clever!
Wow! That is fantastic! I wish they were still there.
Is it weird that I just want to go and stroke them?
Oh what a shame its not there anymore. How gorgeous is that?
Love your take on the theme! How interesting!
Very special and apt for trees and lent
Wow, that’s amazing.
Amazing, what a shame they’re not there any more. Makes your phoros all the more special.
Amazing, and what a shame they’re not there any more. Makes your phoros all the more special.
wow, and what a shame they rotted.
A great take on the theme Julia.
I always learn when I visit your blog too 🙂
ps love the fact that the title of your link on Tara’s is WoodcRaving!!! Seems perfect somehow!
Incredible – perfect choice for today x
That’s amazing!
OMG that’s amazing!
Super take on the tree theme Julia, this is so interesting. I always learn when I visit your blog 🙂
What a great take on trees. It’s amazing whatbcan be carved out of wood isn’t it? X
Thats fab, i cant believe its no longer there
Great take on the theme, J. 🙂
Thank you! We were able to scan them in as they are older than digital!