Artist's life-size beach sculptures made from driftwood
These majestic horses galloping through the sea may look real but are in fact made from thousands of pieces of driftwood salvaged from the shore.
The
life-size sculptures are the work of Birmingham-based master craftsman James
Doran-Webb, 46, who spent a painstaking six months assembling them as part of
celebrations to mark Chinese New Year in Singapore.
Each
of the three sculptures stands at around 6ft tall - or 16 hands as horse lovers
might say - and is made from roughly 400 pieces of driftwood of varying sizes
built around a stainless steel skeleton
Majestic:
These horses may look real but are in fact made from thousands of pieces of
driftwood salvaged from the shore. Each of the sculptures stands around 6ft
tall
Birmingham-based master craftsman James Doran-Webb (pictured on horse) spent a painstaking six months assembling the sculptures as part of celebrations to mark Chinese New Year in Singapore
Doran-Webb
comes from Birmingham but has been living in Cebu City in the Philippines for
26 years where he runs a workshop.
The
wood he uses in his sculptures has been salvaged from beaches and rivers around
Cebu by a network of locals who Doran-Webb pays to collect it.
For
every kilo of wood salvaged, he plants a seedling at one of several sites
around the city.
Doran-Webb
went on to say: 'I started off collecting the driftwood myself in my kayak but
now I have a network of locals who I pay to collect it for me which helps put
money back into poor communities. ?
James
Doran-Webb pays locals in his adopted hometown of Cebu, Phillipines, to collect
the wood from nearby beaches. For every kilo of wood salvaged, he plants a
seedling at one of several sites around the city . He
said: 'Putting the driftwood onto the sculpture took about three months. The
large bits go on first followed by the more intricate pieces.'
These ones were made for the Chelsea Flower show.
How stunning are these sculptures! I have taken these images from facebook so please go and check out James Doran Webb, website to see for yourself how simply amazing this artist is.
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