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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- Enteover 12 yearsthat is so amazing how the mystry person carved that it almost looks fake!!!!!
- 19iloseeover 12 yearsgood sculpture like amazing but I hate my homework
- mean2u1over 12 yearsthat is so creative
- pikach-youover 12 yearsUhhh pretty cool, but I could have done better... NOT! These are AWESOME!!!
- Hannaover 12 yearsCool I'm using it for my current event
- meowmeowover 12 yearsThat's amazing!
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- Enteover 12 yearsim not a harry potter fan but thoses pieces of art are maracilous!
- bubblegum2over 12 yearscool. WEIRD.amazing. I LOVE HARRY POTTER!
- chelseaover 12 yearsthats one good artist!
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