North Yorkshire's Mysterious Tree Sculptor Finally Revealed
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
- personover 12 yearsHI THAT WAS COOL!
- skye16over 12 yearsikr!!
- buddoover 12 yearsis this different world ?
- skye16over 12 yearslol
- ?????????over 12 yearshe must have a LOTS of patience
- xHazzzzzzover 12 yearsamazing how he has done that and kept it from the locals OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
- izzy272727over 12 yearsthats soo cool i wish i could carve like that
- izzysk8erover 12 yearsthese sculptures are sooo cool! it must have taken a lot of patients to carve these!
- skye16over 12 yearsi love them too
- dogo news over 12 yearsOMG
- dragon wohover 12 yearsthats awesome how he carved magnificent shapes out of just those normal trees
- ????????over 12 yearsThat is cool I also do sculptures and make them out of rock.
- katjune62over 12 yearsI LOVE art! This is such a great example of realistic art. Look at the detail on that wood!