North Yorkshire's Mysterious Tree Sculptor Finally Revealed

By - 253 words

Language

Reading Level

Listen to Article

For the last two months, the residents of the historic town of Knaresborough in North Yorkshire, UK have been scratching their heads in amazement as they watched the radical transformation of ordinary trees in the nearby woods, into extraordinary works of art.

However, it seems that the artist who created the intricate tree carvings that included a diving kingfisher plucking fish from the sea, a spooky figure and a larger than life lizard, both of which seemed to come directly from Harry Potter's Forbidden Forest, did not want to be discovered.

But, the locals and the media were not going to give up that easily. Reporters from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) finally decided to approach the owner of the wooded area, David Brown, to see if he knew anything about them

Turns out that it was he who had commissioned award-winning British chainsaw tree sculptor Tommy Craggs, to create these mystical works of art. The former lumberjack, who only carves trees that are already on the ground or those that need to be felled, is a master at his profession and cherishes in going around the world, creating amazing works of art.

As to how he managed to complete these carvings without anyone seeing him is this open area that is accessible to the general public, still remains a mystery. However, the town folk are not complaining. These sculptures have just added a new tourist draw to the area that is already popular for its quirky architecture and annual art festivals.

Resources: inhabitat.com, treehugger.com, coolgreenmagazine.com,thisiscollosal.com

Cite Article
Geography
Learn Keywords in this Article
399 Comments
  • awesomeover 12 years
    awesome i want to go there and meet the artist my brother is kind of an artist he can draw some cool and intense stuff like dragons....
    • emogirl123over 12 years
      this is sooooooooo kewl. i want one!!!!!
      • Callie over 12 years
        That is ssssooooooo cccccooooooooooooooooollllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
        • Lukeover 12 years
          wow that is so cool
          • michealover 12 years
            awesome!
            • annieover 12 years
              cool
              • hammadover 12 years
                nice
                • ttmagee123
                  ttmagee123over 12 years
                  Man, that guy's got talent!
                  • wat=======over 12 years
                    beast thats sick
                    • wazzupover 12 years
                      wow i never seen anything like it