Hand-carved and hand-painted 3D Landscapes with reclaimed wood and Ryde Pier cast-iron slivers
Back in 2022/23 Ryde Pier was being repaired and the new Walkway built. During this time many of the original Victorian cast-iron pier supports were repaired or pieces replaced.
Lots of ancient cast-iron debris fell into the sea and was then washed up on Ryde Beach, ready for beachcombers like me to find!
All these hand-carved pieces have a piece of Ryde Pier as their embedded centrepiece.
Due to the random nature of each chunk of cast-iron, each piece has taken on a quirky, slightly surreal aspect.
The result is a 3D landscape based on the randomness of the cast-iron sliver along with that of the bed of reclaimed wood, with its unique set of knots and whorls.
(Please note all measurements are approximate as all the variants are individually different)
