Tag: sculpture
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PERFECTION
Gustav sat on his foldout chair, staring at the carved tree trunk. The gathered crowd waited for his next movement. The Monterey Wood Carving Festival had finished two weeks ago. The other sculptures had since been removed. Gustav had become a local celebrity. He would leave when he was sure it was finished. He picked up […]
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MUTATION
‘Scan it,’ Colonel Hawk ordered. Kelso gulped and approached the huge skull with it’s gaping eyes and large nasal cavity. He raised his scanner. It bleeped and the gave a read out. He radioed back. ‘Negative, Colonel. Whatever it is, it’s from this planet.’ ‘Some sort of mutated monster gorilla,’ Hazard mused, peering over the […]
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THE AUCTION
‘Lot 191, ‘The Homecoming’ by H.L. Pritchard.’ ‘This sculpture in the classic Greek style, dating from 1918-19, in bronze. It depicts the artist being held in the arms of her fiancé, Private Graham Colquhoun.’ ‘Ms. Pritchard was inspired to create this work after watching soldiers returning from the First World War being greeted by wives, fiancées […]
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ARCHIE’S INFERNO
The sound of the chisel chipping away stopped. Archie had been out in the garden for the entire week. Agnes was skeptical about Archie’s latest hobby, but it kept him out of the house. The neighbours had stopped her in the street to ask her about the chainsaw noise at seven in the morning. They […]
Iain Kelly 