Spent the day exploring Robert Burnaby Park, where Vancouver artist Nickie Lewis spent most of 2020 quietly installing natural sculptures in the woods. We found eight. This is Emerald the Dragon.

The sculptures are all made of twig and twine. They're mostly tucked away off the main paths, hidden along smaller trails, so if you don't know they're there, you might walk right past them. This is Lilith, the Sleeping Fairy.

This is Chewie.

These are the Ewoks. We found them after getting lost. Lewis has a web site, the Wizards Makery, with a map to help you find everything. But the Ewoks aren’t listed; they move about the forest. So we’re lucky we got turned around.

This is Echo the Non-Binary Unicorn. They were Lewis’s first sculpture. Apparently Echo took 25 hours. The sculpture is showing a little wear, unfortunately. People like to climb on its back.

This is the Forest Guardian.

This is the Mermaid.

This is the artist, Nickie Lewis. She was very kind. We ran into her while looking for the last sculpture on our list and she was helpful enough to lead us right to it.

This is the gentle giant, Mr. Troll. He’s massive and just off the main path. I can’t believe we missed him the first time. But these sculptures really do blend in with the forest — probably because that’s what they’re made of.

Anyway. Now you know. /thread