Sculpture Forest: Haliburton, Ontario, Canada

The Sculpture Forest in Haliburton Ontario is one of variety and surprise. Each sculpture features the work of a different artist. Located in Glebe Park, on the edge of Haliburton village, the Sculpture Forest shares the Park with the Haliburton Highlands Museum, Fleming College's Haliburton School of the Arts, Haliburton Nordic Trails and Haliburton Highlands Mountain Bike Trails. The natural landscape takes on new forms as one walks through a sculture forest / sculture garden. The natural forest elements start to look like scultures as well, as the created forms play tricks with your mind. One can see new beauty in nature when it is juxtaposed with art, and the distinction blurs as nature itself becomes the art.

"Guardians of the Forest" - Brett Davis (Bronze - 2004)

"A Conspiracy of Ravens" - John Mckinnon (Fabricated Welded Steel - 2012)

"Beaver" - Art Students of Haliburton Highlands Secondary School - 2002)

"Sleep of the Huntress" - Doug Stephens (Granite - 2004)

"Moose Scraps" - Leo Sepa (Found Vintage Farm Scraps - 2001)

"C to C" John Shaw-Rimmington (Stacked Dry Stone - 2007)

"Curled Figures" - Susan Low-Beer (Concrete Figures - 2003)

"Redwing Frond" - Darlene Bolahood (Steel & Acrylic Panels - 2003) All Photos by Draftroots

Revisiting Patrick Dougherty - Stick Sculptor

This is the second posting for stick sculptor Patrick Dougherty. He is a birdman, using twigs to sculpt a fanstasy world. Beautiful work. His work could inspire anyone to turn their backyard into a childlike sculpture / tree house.

Landscape Sculpture

Landscape sculpture is limited only to the imagination. Mehamet Ali Uysal designed this sculpture in Park Chaudfontaine in Belgium.

Patrick Dougherty - Stick Sculptor

Here is an inspiring artist who has taken a whimsical concept and entwined it with nature. This type of sculpture would add immense interest in a fantasy garden, embodying all that is fun and magical in a garden of escape and illusion.



Check out Patrick Dougherty's website for more pictures.

www.stickwork.net

Bill Dan - The Art of Patience

http://rock-on-rock-on.com/gallery-rock-balancing.html



Sketch By Draftroots
Build your own stacked rock sculpture inspired by Bill Dan. Using a hammer drill, and some rebar one can cheat the gods of patience and create their own unique piece of garden art that won't topple in a storm.