Hello
I thought I’d share a carving that is special to my wife Karen and I.
The most special carving To us is ...Lad to Light Horse.
It’s a Triptych of three panels depicting the story of a young Australian on his horse on the farm.
Then the young man biding farewell to his family as he and his horse leave to join the Australian Light Horse in WW1.
Then the third scene depicting the last successful charge of the 4th Light Horse at Beersheba Oct 31,1917.
Karen and I were very moved watching the Documentary’s on the history of Australia’s involvement in WW1. Especially the story of the Light Horse. Where many a young man joined with his own horse to serve.
So Karen and I spent a couple of nights thinking of how we could tell a bit of this story in a carving. With the scenes drawn and then roughing together the panels along with three months of carving, They were complété.
It was a extra special carving since we we’re both so passionate about it and worked so much together to make it all it could be.
.
We first showed the panels at The 2015 Spirit of the Land Sculpture exhibition in Lockhart, NSW. The panels were awarded Peoples Choice and it was suggested that the panels should be shown to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra which we did.
The War Memorial was very interested and it was seriously considered but it was not to be. We were very honoured that the Memorial even considered it.
But we are very proud to say the panels are now located in the entrance of the Kyneton, Victoria. RSL ( Returned Servicemen League ) that has a Light Horse Museum.
Thanks for looking.
regards Richard
horse_B1.jpg horse_B2.jpg horse_B3.jpg horse_B4.jpg
horse_B6.jpg horse_b7.jpg
horse_A1.jpg horse_A2.jpg