We spent the day cleaning our friends cottage, packing and travelling home so didn't have time for photography today. So here is a wooden statue which is about 1.5 metres high and is situated on Barmouth Beach in Wales, taken a couple of days ago. There was no plaque to say why it's there, what it's for or anything else. There was however a dying bunch of flowers left at it's base.
Lots of unanswered questions!
Definitely like the Easter Island statues. The texure of the wood is interesting, and i like the composition. One can only wonder about both statue and flowers.
Very mysterious, maybe on old fogotten culture once lived in Wales and they carved these statues looking out over the sea, to warn people coming to visit not ot forget their umbrella
Your processing works beautifully, highlighting the statue. Would be nice if one could find out more as to why it's there. Fun though to make up your own story!
Found this on the Internet:
"YNYS BRAWD & THE EASTER ISLAND CARVING •
At the southern end of the main beach at Barmouth lies Ynys y Brawd The translation means Brother's Island a reference to the monks who operated the first regular ferry across the Afon (River) Mawddach.
•More recently (late 1960's early 1970's) the concrete barrage built as part of the coastal defences now acts as a permanent causeway, so that it no longer appears as a true island.
•This summer has seen the appearance of a new encumbent on the island, a wooden carving very much in the vein of an Easter Island figurehead.
•The statue is fixed with its gaze out over the Irish Sea.
•It was originally carved at Powys Castle, from where it was purchased by a Midlands couple who have now donated it to Barmouth."
@andreajoy thank you for finding this. Now we know. I still wonder who put the flowers there and why! Any idea? Only joking.....
Thanks again for finding this on the Internet, I am just too rushed at the moment to look myself.
Super image, processing - fav - @andreajoy and well done Andrea, excellent internet research, adds greatly to the interest in this fascinating picture. @craftymeg see Andrea's super info!
That's awesome!!!!
"YNYS BRAWD & THE EASTER ISLAND CARVING •
At the southern end of the main beach at Barmouth lies Ynys y Brawd The translation means Brother's Island a reference to the monks who operated the first regular ferry across the Afon (River) Mawddach.
•More recently (late 1960's early 1970's) the concrete barrage built as part of the coastal defences now acts as a permanent causeway, so that it no longer appears as a true island.
•This summer has seen the appearance of a new encumbent on the island, a wooden carving very much in the vein of an Easter Island figurehead.
•The statue is fixed with its gaze out over the Irish Sea.
•It was originally carved at Powys Castle, from where it was purchased by a Midlands couple who have now donated it to Barmouth."
Thanks again for finding this on the Internet, I am just too rushed at the moment to look myself.
Great picture !