Seattle-based artist Kim Beaton enlisted the help of 25 volunteers to build an awe-inspiring 12-foot-tall tree troll. The kind face of this forest giant was inspired by her late father, a lumberjack from Montana.
Kim Beaton and a team of volunteers spent 15 days creating a unique tree troll out of papier mache, wood, metal plates and other non-toxic materials. Although the entire sculpture looks unbelievably realistic, it’s friendly face and beautiful blue eyes immediately grab the viewer’s attention.
Trolls are not exactly known as friendly creatures, but Beaton’s is special. The artist explains: "My father died a few months ago at 80".
On June 2nd, at 3am, she woke from a dream with a clear vision burning in her mind. The image of her dad, old, withered and ancient, transformed into one of the great trees, sitting quietly in a forest. She leaped from her bed, grabbed some clay and sculpted like her mind was on fire. In 40 minutes she had a rough sculpture that said what it needed to.
The next morning she began making phone calls, telling her friends that in 6 days time they would begin work on a new large piece. Over the next 6 days,she got materials and made more calls. On June 8th they began, and 15 days later they were finished. She said she have never in her life been so driven to finish a piece.”
For anyone with an interest in elves, wizards, dwarfs and, of course, trolls, it is quite remarkable and a fitting tribute to a lumberjack.
See ya, eh!
Bob
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