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Owl Sculpture

I found this sculpture hanging in the gardens of the Temenos Retreat Centre.
I am not sure if this sculpture is an original created in the Owl House in Nieu Bethesda.

A bass relief sculpture of a very stylised owl. It is made of cement with colourful bits of glass for decoration. The eyes of the owl are round green glass. The owl hangs on a weathered green wall

The owl sculptures were originally created by an artist Helen Elizabeth Martin who did some amazing things with light and cement. She stayed in Nieu Bethesda for the last years of her life.
Ms Martin’s home has been turned into a museum and an art outreach centre.
You can see more detail on the Owl House website and if you are in the area of Nieu Bethesda it is well worth a visit.

Temenos is a multifaith retreat centre situated in McGregor in the Western Cape. Their website is here.

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Art Sculpture

Owl Carving – Yellow Wood

We have a Cape Yellow Wood tree in the front yard and we had to trim it some time back. I kept some of the thicker branches, let them dry out and then stated carving. This owl emerged.