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Artist turns Chepstow tree into totem pole-style sculpture
“THERE’S a new landmark on the Chepstow skyline – an intricately-carved “totem tree” fashioned from the remains of two residents’ storm-damaged redwood.
Artist and tree surgeon Alex Vardy-Meers spent two weeks designing and carving a woodland scene into the tree, complete with carvings of an owl, a woodpecker, a fox, a rabbit and two squirrels.
The sculpture was commissioned by Larkfield Park resident Roger Shewell, who together with neighbour Patricia Fernon wanted to preserve the tree which used to stand magnificently behind their homes but has, in recent years, been damaged by strong winds and posed a safety risk to nearby homes…”
Chepstow Gazette, 10/04/2019
Photo credit: Chris Tinsley Photography
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