Statuary on Three for Thursday

  • Post published:01/06/2011
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This statue of Janus which stands at the entry to a woodland path at Tower Hill Botanic Garden seems perfect for an early January post.  In this classical statue of the god of doorways and new beginnings, it is an old man who looks backward to the past, but a young man who looks forward to a new year with all its promise and challenge.

Pan and his pipes at Tower Hill Botanic Garden

On my solitary walk through the shady woods on that very hot summer day I came unexpectedly upon Pan, playing his seductive pipes, making it difficult to leave this shady glade.

Smoke Breathing Dragon a the Three Sister Sanctuary

This smoke breathing Dragon at the Three Sisters Sanctuary in Goshen takes a very different form and feeling from the cool, classical statues at Tower Hill.  Richard Richardson has taken stone and glass, metal and mirror to create his Dragon. Note the fireplace directly under the dragon head that provide his smoky breath.  Richard repairs and sells stoves; he revels in his power to control fire and smoke.

Dragon Head

Richard told me that when it was time to create the dragon head he invited a massage therapist to spend a couple of days with him to make sure he got the musculature correct.  I had not known we had local massage therapists who were familiar with dragon musculature. I’ve written about the rest of this amazing garden here.

I don’t have any statuary of any style in my garden, not even a gazing ball. Do you?

Always with thank to Cindy of My Corner of Katy for hosting Three for Thursday.

This Post Has 3 Comments

  1. Cyndy

    Good morning Pat – I love Tower Hill and especially that Janus: it’s sited just perfectly. You make me want to visit Three Sisters – very interesting!

  2. Lisa at Greenbow

    Oh yes, I have statuary in my garden. Nothing tall and elegant as in the first two photos, more like the last photos. Love that dragon.

  3. Pat

    Cyndy – The Three Sisters is worth a trip. Richardson is quite a character with a lot to say!
    Lisa – The dragon is really magnificent – but it is only one element in this unique garden.

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