North Yorkshire's Mysterious Tree Sculptor Finally Revealed
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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
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- Quirkyover 12 yearsHoly cow!
- Heyover 12 yearsthat's AMAZING i've never seen anything so lifelike carved out of wood. i hope i can go and see them some day.
- sariover 12 yearsi bet he did it at night i certainly would have
- newsover 12 yearsIts sooo awsome!
- newsover 12 yearsso cool!
- caitlyn5rover 12 yearsI wish I could make art like that. I will someday go see the amazing tree art.
- emilystarrover 12 yearsThat's AMAZING I can't belive it was the lumberjack in the end! haha!
- Lolaover 12 yearsthats cool
- Halleyover 12 yearsthat's cool- wish i had that in my yard :(
- Autumnover 12 yearsWeird, but okay :)