Sail Power

Glass Sculpture

Bollards or Moai?

I'm pretty sure these 'statues' on the quayside are far more than mere traffic bollards.

Three men in a box.

Messenger

A new character takes to the stage at The Theatre Royal, Plymouth.

Click Here for the full details of the creations of this 7 metre sculpture.

Eachan - The Mythical Celtic Horse

Eachan (Little Horse), looks out on the Atlantic Ocean 

from this secluded cove in North Cornwall.

Conjoined

encountered on an apartment balcony recently.

Beached

This magnificent specimen is on display at Ince Castle, on the bank of the River Lynher;

not far from where it joins the River Tamar at Saltash.

The probably best known body in the city

This wire sculpture depicts Tom Daley, the world class diver who was born and raised in Plymouth.

Thus far in his career he has won medals at The Olympic Games, The World Championships, The European Championships. and The Commonwealth Games, beside innumerable National Titles.

See Tom in action 

It is not exactly Mount Rushmore,

but someone has a vision of what it might become.

However, the scale is not in its favour.

 

It is simply a stone in a rough wall in a car park I used a few days ago.

The Ferryman

For hundreds of years, before the first of the bridges spanned the River Tamar here at Saltash,

 ferrymen were among the myriad of people who earned their living on the river.

Here, one of a group, in a sculpture commemorating their passing,

keeps a watchful eye on the present day river traffic.

May it be a Happy New Year.

"Riding a Wave" 

 is the title of this sculpture by Lucy Glendinning,

which is situated outside the Drakes Circus Shopping Centre, in Plymouth's city centre.

May its exuberance be matched by an indomitable spirit,

 as the city faces the economic storms that continue to  batter it.

Visit Lucy Glendinning's website see her inspiration for the piece 

 

A bull in the coffee shop

An unusual dining companion in the courtyard at Buckland Abbey.

 

Art in the park.

I came across this seat as I walked through Devonport Park yesterday.

The subject matter of this carving has particular relevance to Plymouth 

after the massive destruction suffered during World War Two.

Devonport Park is beautiful in all seasons of the year.

Pond Life

Concerns grow about the effects of Global Warming on our native insect species.

The Water Tower

Rising to a height of 24 metres, The Water Tower (2000) by William Pye, 

stands on Roald Dahl Plass, the vast Plaza outside the Cardiff Millennium Centre.

As waves of water flow down the highly polished face of the tower display an ever changing, impressionistic, reflection of the surrounding buildings and passers-by.

One man and his dog.

This the first time I've seen this Sand Sculptor at work in the City Centre.

It's Shoal Time!

The bodies of this shoal of 16 Sunfish, 

were designed by a group of local apprentices

 and decorated by students and graduates of Plymouth College of Art and Plymouth University.

They are on display in the City Centre before they take up their Summer positions on the Waterfront, marking the Tourist Trail.

The first Sunfish of the shoal sighted.

This 1.7 metre high beauty, at the entrance to The National Marine Aquarium in Sutton Harbour, 

will shortly be joined 15 others which are to be located at various points along the Waterfront, where they will remain until September.

The bodies have been designed and fabricated by apprentices who work for the City Council and are being painted by local artists.

They will be part of a Waterfront Tourist Trail which will help tell the story of Plymouth, Britain's Ocean City.

Whoever set up this garden ornament display ......

.... clearly didn't understand the true relationship between chickens, lambs and foxes.

If video killed the radio star .....

....... then the road and rail bridges across the Tamar, 

between Plymouth and Saltash, put paid to the ferryman.

This sculpture commemorates the ferry service, dating back over 900 years, 

which finally ceased in October 1961 when the Tamar Road Bridge opened.

The Ferryman is looking across the river to the Plymouth shore, from the slipway in Cornwall  to the slipway in Devon, which was in front of the blue building on the right of the picture.