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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- coolclaireover 12 yearsCool!
- sunnybunnycutieover 12 yearsWow! I really, really want to go there! Those trees are true works of art.
- melmooover 12 yearsI would want to go there to and guess what I follow you!
- skills23over 12 yearsThese sculptures are amazing
- awesome girlover 12 yearswanna go so baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad there
- Xina Itoover 12 yearsthis is my favorite artical in this whole website.im serious.i read this as i was watching enchanted.
- Aeriezoniaover 12 yearsThat's really cool! I live right outside North Yorkshire, i've heard all about this. PS My sister and I are HUGE HArry Potter fans!!!!!!!
- maxi990over 12 yearsThat is a good example of an amazing work of art. Real art will have your mouth open when you see it in person. The kind of thing you would like to pose in a picture in. That, is when you know it's incredibly good art.
- Xina Itoover 12 yearsThat is so beautilicous!I think this sculpture is very special to have.I REALLY wish to have this tree sculpture.
- Enter your nameover 12 yearsthat is sooooooo cool
- geogirl45over 12 yearscool