Burning Darwin by Richard Neal

I met a friend for coffee today at the Cape Cod Chat House, a local coffee house that features the work of local artists. I love this sculpture. Can anyone guess what it is made from?

[Cindy Muir]

Looks like wood, but I'm guessing thin strips of metal?
Whatever it's made of, it's a cool sculpture!

[Joseph Leotta]

well done photo

[robinwarner]

i wanna say bark of a tree....

[Rick Schies]

I am with Robin, it looks a lot like tree bark

[Terry]

its cool what ever it is.

[Nancy Meller]

I love it. I thought maybe paper but now I think wood.

[Sandie Reardon]

What a neat shot! The beard looks like curled up, very dirty, strips of paper. Other parts, I'm gonna' go with Robin and Rick...bark of a tree... specifically a eucalyptus tree. Since we have those here, and you don't have them on the Cape, that seems unlikely.

[Paula Cook-Farkas]

It's tree bark, I think! Isn't it from those weird trees that smell funny? Love it, whatever it is, although the eyes are a little creepy.

[Kalexa]

Interesting carving! Looks like a tree to me.

[Jennifer C]

clay????

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

Very expressive face, a wonderful piece of art.

[Seth Tan]

Cool

[Laurie Higgins]

@cmuir1963 @robinwarner @digitalrn @sarasdadandmom @njmeller @sandier @aj1268 @kalexa @jenrobcarr Thank you all for trying to guess what the Darwin sculpture is made from. It is actually made from burned books - of Darwin. The eyes are burned holes and the beard is made from pages. My photo doesn't do it justice. It's really awesome to view in person.

[Howard N]

Artichokes or Burned Books! I saw the answer. LOL
It is so nice to meet a fellow New Englander! Though some say Fairfield Cty is part of NY, I can prove my loyalty by rooting for the Red Sox.

[stephanie dp]

what a cool find! what a crazy, perfect medium.

[lorihiro]

Burned books! Wow! So cool Laurie!

[Beverly Carmichael]

I'm speechless!

[Jennifer C]

@lauriehiggins wow how cool!! fabulous!!

[Karen Sylvia]

Wow, what a neat find Laurie! Great shot of it.

[Shirley Banford]

Pretty literal, isn't it?

[Yousef I]

Cool capture Laurie! This is Charles Darwin right? hehe
I just recently finished watching a BBC documentary on the Galapagos Islands and one of the episodes was solely on Darwin

[Trina P Holub]

Wow, that's so freaky and awesome! Great photo!

[Netkonnexion]

Excellent.