The Old Rectory, Wimbledon |
Whilst discussing the design of the steel arches supporting the trees of this fig walkway, the customer became fascinated by the small bronze sculptures of
various fruits and seeds
made by
David Hyde.
A selection of figs were collected from the trees and used to cast the
bronze
fruit featured in the sculpture.
The mould and fruits are naturally destoyed as part of the casting process.
Doing so captures every last detail and nuance of the originals and makes each fig as unique and individual as nature intended.
The leaves and stems of the sculpture were
hand forged using traditional
blacksmithing skills. Some details of the casting process can be seen in this
blog page.
Other work made by Verdigris in this very special garden includes
this gate and
this steel pergola.
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