Back yard dragons.

[Silk]

My granddaughter and I were walking around the lake in Hamilton City yesterday when we came across a dragon skeleton.

I think this must be the work of the same artist who displayed these pieces in the showroom of a motorcycle shop where I worked.

My Pajero parked out front.

 

[Atesz792]

Nice!

 

[hpb]

That's the sort of art even a lowbrow type like me can appreciate

 

[Jetronic]

I like'm all!

That's what I call recycling!

 

[Kira]

Compares well to the more common "exhaust-system-scrap men" you see atop repair shops.

 

[Bud]

Now, to me that is art. Love it.

 

[RF Overlord]

That bike looks like something Burt Munro built.

 

[Yah-Tah-Hey]

A lot of talent on display there.

 

[andyd]

Originally Posted By: HosteenJorje
A lot of talent on display there.
Thank You for Pictures! . Those are awesome. A few miles from my house, there is Draco, the Duxbury Dragons Mascot. Draco is sculpted the chain that bulldozer treads are bolted to. It has tube frame wings and a creator with a sense of humor. Draco gets rigged out for the holidays.
Draco is quaint compared to these works of industrial art.

 

[Kira]

Draco is a window treatment company, no? I once knew a guy (40+ years ago) who lived in Marshfield who worked (sales) for a company called Draco.

 

[Silk]

I like looking at these things to see what he's used in the construction. For someone who knows Triumph motorcycles, he has really nailed all the important visual points...I thought it was a real bike when I first saw it from a distance. The dragon is in someones back yard which backs onto the walkway around the lake. I like that, they paid a lot of money for it, and then put it on public display for no reward.

 

[ls1mike]

Very talented person! Wonder how long it took.

 

[Silk]

Just hhad this on my facebook page - motorcycle racing around Hamilton Lake in the '80's.

https://www.facebook.com/NZROADRACER/videos/1744869429089784/

 

[kc8adu]

good sense of humor too.muffler bearings.

 

[Silk]

Our family had it's annual Mid Winter/Wife's birthday get together/picnic on sunday....always fun having a picnic in the rain. We went to the Botanical Gardens in Manurewa, it's been there for a long time, but none of us have checked it out before. As well as trees and plants, there are lots of sculptures about, here are some that caught my eye...and camera.

This is called Splayed, looks great from a distance, and it's not until you get this close that you realise what it is made from.

Looking across a small lake we saw a dinghy and maimai (hide).

It's made from bricks. Someone sitting on the bench at the top of the hill...we'll look at her soon.

The tent is ceramic, representing woven flax.

This is who was sitting on the park bench.

Detail of the hands.

She's a Kiwi chick of course.