Stacking Wood In An Artful Way

Stacking Wood In An Artful Way FARM HOME Novelty Items We’ve seen a lot of creative woodpiles that naturally deflect moisture and aid drying But recently stacking creativity has gone to a whole new level In rural British Columbia Alistair Heseltine has a 40-ft long woodpile that cleverly depicts a bare-branched tree laying horizontally supported by carefully placed split firewood Heseltine is a teacher sculptor and designer Monarch Montana resident Gary Tallman has built 5 artistic woodpiles that depict various mountain scenes including woodsy owls peering out from a huge stack of split firewood One is resting quietly another is about to fly and a third is an owl in flight Tallman says he started the artistic stacking because he enjoyed it and wanted something clever to show his grandkids Each stack takes about 20 hrs to complete which doesn’t include the time he needs to first sketch a design on graph paper and then sort various wood into piles Now in his 80’s Tallman cuts and stacks about 12 cords of wood a year He also picks nearly 20 gal of raspberries builds handmade wooden flutes and maintains fences on the rugged terrain around his home Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Alistair Heseltine RR 1 Hornby Island British Columbia Canada V0R 1Z0 www alastairheseltine com or Gary Tallman 40 Tillinghast Creek Lane Monarch Cascade County Mont 59463

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