| The Sculpture Garden at the Ellerslie Flower Show |
One of the highlights for me, and the part of the show I found myself wandering around at the end of most days was the sculpture garden bordering the lake under the tall pines. Here are some of the sculptures I particularly loved.
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Ecoshere by Sharon Earle
My favourite sculpture. A perfect metal sphere made of intertwined leaves and fern fronds. A door opened to let you inside to sit on a metal bench seat and peer out through the metal greenery.
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Three Trees - John van Beek
There were 3 of these barbed wire trees lined up on the edge of the lake. Beautiful silouhettey low maintenance topiary but not a patch on Mother Natures sculpture.
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Rhino - Chris Meader
Massive scrap metal rhino goes wild in Hagley Park. This looked so real it could have walked away. Weighed a ton or three - how did they move it there?
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Flora the Cow
Wire again I know but this one was so clever - a cow was made of vegetable shaped welded wire. Such a lovely look on her face you couldn't help but go up and say hello.
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The Lady of the Lake
Sorry to the artist, I can't remember what this sculpture was called. On one or two days I did want to offer her something warm to wear. |
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Overall what a great setting for these sculptures - heaps of space and the right mix of light, shade and water - they looked amazing. Even the heads of the manequins in the lake which I couldn't photograph without getting my feet wet. It was also heartening to see beautiful things made from recycled material.
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