chrissx.smd 🐘Dec 1, 2022
Dr Ian McCormick
A tree in Wales was damaged by a storm.
Instead of cutting it down, chainsaw artist Simon O'Rourke set to work ...
#wood #carving #sculpture #art #naturephotography #nature
Nov 30, 2022 at 2:59pmWeb
Show threadCodieneCNov 30, 2022
@postfilm Would love that done in my front yard
Show threadMike CohenNov 30, 2022
@CodieneC @postfilm we have one here in Cole Valley, the Angel of Hope
Show threadCodieneCNov 30, 2022
@mikec415 @postfilm Beautiful :)
Show threadSueNov 30, 2022
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#ChainsawArtists sure have advanced their craft! Thanks for sharing.
Show threadBKMNov 30, 2022

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That's gorgeous!

Show threadBritish Dupuytren's SocietyNov 30, 2022
@postfilm We love the tree with the mild Dupuytrens contracture!
Show threadChad McCulloughNov 30, 2022
@postfilm Wow!
Show threadPerpetual Mystic Nov 30, 2022
@postfilm Wow, what a stunning work! So realistic.
Show threadalexNov 30, 2022
@postfilm this looks like the end of Cabin in the Woods!
Show threadCat PowerNov 30, 2022
@postfilm incredible!
Show threadCanadian CroneNov 30, 2022
@postfilm wow
Show threadTompsNov 30, 2022
@postfilm wow ! Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻
Show threadsoundhoboNov 30, 2022
@postfilm …that is truly beautiful 👍
Show threadnushpowellNov 30, 2022
@postfilm This is beautiful. But, uh, the way the image gets cropped, it sort of looks like the full-sized version is going to be of something else.
Show threadDr Ian McCormickDec 1, 2022
@nushpowell maybe you can change your crop settings?
Show threadnushpowellDec 1, 2022
@postfilm I wasn't objecting, per se.
Show threadMuttererNov 30, 2022
@postfilm Effing magnificent!
Show threadKristFistNov 30, 2022
@postfilm #proLife4Trees !
Show threadyasha  Nov 30, 2022
@postfilm Sometimes people just have to lend nature a hand.
Really cool art there, btw. Sticking true to its roots.
Show threadJoão PinheiroNov 30, 2022
@postfilm @isabelpinheiro Nice!
Show threadIsabel PinheiroNov 30, 2022
@joaopinheiro @postfilm Wonderful job!
Show threadSueNov 30, 2022
@postfilm
Wow
Show threadYasminAliNov 30, 2022
@postfilm where in Wales? I fancy visiting!
Show threadJim Dixon Nov 30, 2022
@postfilm Wow.
Show threadKayhrynTinkNov 30, 2022
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Very Cool art...tho' ME isn't sure ME wants to meet the rest-O-this body on a dark & stormy night in de forest!
Show threadKatmaNov 30, 2022
@postfilm I think this is both incredibly skillful and simultaneously creepy and disturbing. Can’t quite figure out why. Disembodied arm? Human arm dominating natural scene?
Show threadDani 🍁Nov 30, 2022
@postfilm Wow, that is spectacular.
Show threadMarverdeNov 30, 2022
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Superb. Is the tree still alive? I'd love to see that sprouting leaves.
Show threadMarverdeNov 30, 2022
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Found it. It's no longer alive. Well, at least the sculpture is great. https://mymodernmet.com/simon-o-rourke-chainsaw-carving-hand/
Artist Uses a Chainsaw to Transform a Damaged Tree Into a Giant Hand Reaching Towards the Sky

This is a different kind of "palm" tree.

My Modern Met
Show threadSharyl (she, her)Nov 30, 2022
@postfilm Stunning, amazing, and a little bit terrifying.
Show threadDeb the bead weaverNov 30, 2022
@postfilm Awesome!
Show threadMichaelDec 1, 2022
@postfilm beautiful
Show threadHam on WryDec 1, 2022

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Incredible

Show threadWallOffTrumpDec 1, 2022
@postfilm wow
Show threadAndrea ZioDec 1, 2022
@postfilm wow, that's awesome
Show threadCall me GamoraDec 1, 2022
@postfilm Looks like a giant waking up from the grave.
Show threadDiane G. Wilson Dec 1, 2022
@postfilm that’s quite masterful, extraordinary. Thanks for sharing this.
Show threadTed Smith #ProEUDec 2, 2022
@postfilm Looks amazingly well carved. Excellent art.
Show threadTilda Moose, citizenDec 2, 2022
@postfilm This artist lives near me! He's prolific! Share widely!!
Show threadMonty BishDec 2, 2022
@postfilm Stunning!
Show threadZoa ProtoDec 3, 2022

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That is impressive. The detail!

Show threadJoaquimDec 3, 2022
@postfilm I fear for the poor soul who is just going for an innocent walk and doesn't know of the existence of this magnificent piece of art. 😂
Show threadJustanotherpersonDec 3, 2022
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Show threadPatsydorsDec 3, 2022
@postfilm Wow! That is stunning.
Show threadBonnieMar 28, 2023
@postfilm Love!
Show threadJohn Caveney woke is me🛠️Nov 11, 2023
@postfilm Bloody Maradona 😂😂😂
Show threadLord HeeHaw IINov 11, 2023
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Wonderful!