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Giant Hand of Vyrnwy: Artist Turned a Dead Tree Stump into a Giant Hand Reaching Out from the GroundViewers of ‘The Crown’ may have heard of the story of Vyrnwy from season three of the popular Netflix show when Prince Charles visits the home of his language teacher in Aberyswyth. Nowadays the area is more known for its beautiful panorama as well as its variety of birds and scenery.Before being commissioned for The Hand of Vyrnwy, Simon O'Rourke learned that its tallest tree was damaged and needed to be felled. He then heard they were leaving a 50ft stump, and were looking to convert it into a piece of art. It seemed like a great opportunity, not just to create a sculpture, but to create something with a message. After a bit of research, he connected with the Forestry Commission and was given the brief for the project.O'Rourke won the pitch and began work in October 2011. It is the largest-scale work he has completed, with challenges he’d never faced before. The sculpture’s size up close is impressive, but viewed from afar it can be hard to grasp its enormity. The hand itself is nearly 50% taller than the average person.Image: Gareth Williamson Photography and @simonorourke/IG#sculpture #tree #SimonORourke #Vyrnwy #chainsawcarving #hand

Turkish Man Planted 10,000 Trees in a Wasteland and Turned it into a Lush ForestTalk about dedication! For 26 years, Sehmus Erginoglu, 71, has been tending to a forest he single-handedly created in his hometown of Mardin, South Turkey. The area used to be a wasteland until Erginoglu decided to do something about it. He cleared out rubbish from the sites, installed water pipes, and then planted saplings. Today, there are roughly 11,000 trees on the compound, not to mention thousands more planted nearby.Erginoglu voluntarily works on the trees every day. He also built 50 wells over the years to water them. As a young man, he worked as a truck driver. When he got older, he used the money he saved to look after the forest with the help of the Turkish authorities, who provided him with pine tree saplings.He says his greatest happiness is watching people come and enjoy time under the trees.Images: Murat Bayram/MEE#forest #planting #Turkey #pine #tree #Mardin