green guardian Idea for glastombury sculpture

**owen bush** · 09-09-07, 10:26 AM

I have had in my mind(for quite a few years now) a sculpture of a guardian figure ,sort of horned god type nature elemental Heavily influenced by the animated books of slaine.
The laughter in the woods:-
I am going to put forward the idea of this to the green field at glastonbury and then offering it up for sale .
I am thinking iron framed figure (1.5 x lifesize) with skin of copper sheet (hot worked and tig welded , with 6 foot paternwelded blade held aloft ,ragged helm and big old hornes .
I am intending to work withAndy Ferrago an artist friend to get the anatomical side of it all corect (and for inspiration and bouncing ideas around) .
any how whet do you all recon

**Tiffers** · 09-09-07, 10:27 AM

Now thats something I want to see!!!

Tiffers

**Colin KC** · 09-09-07, 10:30 AM

The blade will get nicked

**Kane** · 09-09-07, 10:32 AM

With that amount of copper the whole thing might go - but it would look fantastic

**pennillion** · 09-09-07, 11:28 AM

Sounds excellent!

Would love to see preliminary pics

**jabussard** · 09-09-07, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by Colin KC

The blade will get nicked

by me

perhaps it could substituted with something else, not a proper pattern welded one..

**fishfish** · 09-09-07, 11:36 AM

having once lived near gbury i recon you should hook it up to the mains to stop the buggers from shepton nicking it!!!!

**dtalbot** · 09-09-07, 12:29 PM

Sound superb, but sad sign of the times I have to agree with the other comments on nickabilty.

**owen bush** · 09-09-07, 09:28 PM

A 1.5X steel and copper sculpure of human form with sword and helmet is going to weigh nigh on half a tonne .not to mention the bloody great steel slab I'd have to put underneath it .
It 'd be fine .

**Tiffers** · 09-09-07, 09:30 PM

I think they were referring to the sword actually Owen, not the whole sculpture

Tiffers

**Stuart Ackerman** · 09-09-07, 09:41 PM

I would flog the sculpture too...

A one ton copper dragon was stolen from a house near me a few weeks ago, due to the price of copper, I guess?

**owen bush** · 09-09-07, 09:41 PM

I have a feeling that my copper dude will have a tight grip!

**Stuart Ackerman** · 09-09-07, 09:42 PM

BTW, yoghurt makes copper go green, quite quickly...

**Edgehog** · 09-09-07, 09:44 PM

Sounds like a great idea - of course you'll weld it all up securely

Progress pics too please

You realise some people *a little worse for wear* will flee in abject terror at the sight of it while others might just worship.

**Indi** · 09-09-07, 09:50 PM

Looking forward to see it.

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