Light, silvery fairies that seem to fly over a flower bed or blow on a dandelion clock are the signature of British sculptor Robin Wight. His wire works look almost weightless and sit beautifully in a garden. Here is a look at the artist and at how to make a garden sculpture part of the landscape.
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Robin Wight is a sculptor from Staffordshire in England who works under the name Fantasywire. He builds figures from stainless steel wire, bending and fixing every strand by hand, so the figure stays see-through. That means the sculpture does not hide the plants around it and changes with the light.
His best-known works are fairies and nature spirits in motion: a girl blowing a dandelion, a fairy perched on a branch, dancing figures. Many can be seen in the gardens of the Trentham Estate in Staffordshire, home to a fairy trail.
Stainless steel copes with rain and frost but benefits from an occasional wash with a soft brush. Fix figures to a solid base or ground anchors so the wind cannot tip over the light structure.
For more ideas, see garden decor ideas, living plant sculptures in garden topiary, and gardens where art and nature meet in famous gardens of the world.
Stainless steel wire of different gauges, bent and joined by hand.
Simple shapes such as a bird, a butterfly or a heart can be bent from soft galvanised wire using a template, but complex figures take experience.
Author: Maria Svitlovir
Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology and Medicine (2001). BSc in Biology, MSc in Horticulture. Writes about plants, works at a garden centre selecting and repotting plants, and contributes to plant reference guides.
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