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As a rule, I’ve never wanted art in my garden that is made of metal.  Maybe it’s the influence of studying Feng Shui or maybe it’s the rust.  Whatever it is, this piece by Denny Croston is now the exception to the rule. When I saw it I just had to stop and covet it.

Spirit Totem by Denny Croston

I’ve wanted a totem pole for my garden ever since I moved to my current home, but of course I’ve been thinking of carved and painted wood. The scale of it is perfect for a not too big garden like mine. I love that it is made by from salvaged metal. If I had $2500.00 to spend on art right now it would be mine.

Since I can’t have it I suppose I might as well share where I found it with you and you can go take a look. If you want to know more about Denny Croston watch this video.


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Spirit Totem by Denny Croston — 3 Comments

  1. That’s INCREDIBLY cool.  If I had $2,500 to spend on art right now you’d have to fight me for it!

  2. A couple years ago, I visited a totem pole museum in SE Alaska. It had these photographs from the late 1800s of poles outside of the Haida family longhouses, along the beach. It seems the families would add new poles periodically, leaving the old ones to rot. The older poles would grow hairy with age. From the shoulders of frogs and crows and people  would sprout colonies of huckleberry and hemlock. The plants and sculpture together seemed to say something about where we gardeners fit into nature. At best, we’re tapping into some pretty ancient stuff, some sort of powerful lifeforce that someday will grow to cover us, too. I think that’s what I like about the sculpture in your post – it’s already half-decayed, you can recall the machines it came from. It’s covered in rust, and I can just imagine your bean plants overtaking it.

    Joshua McNichols
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  3. Thanks for your comment, Joshua.  I didn’t know that some poles would be left to rot and new ones would be added, but that makes sense given the ephemeral nature of the material and respecting and understanding that everything has a life cycle.