Gilmour Reserve Sculpture, Waihi

This is a pictorial of the development of a sculpture which will flank the entranceway to Gilmour Reserve and the lake in Waihi. Commissioned by the Hauraki District Council, the project will take 6 months to complete. One side of the entrance will depict the "Legend of The Ohinemuri River and the Taniwha" and the other will have a heritage theme with the mine rake train, Cornish pumphouse and a period settler family.



More stone removed



Viewed from a different angle



The Taniwha taking shape



Close up of he Taniwha



More stone being removed around Taniwha and the river



Close up of detail being revealed as stone removed



Reworked head and undercut body to give more relief



Water thrown on the stone to wash off the dust



More detail for the flax flowers and tree and fish jumping in the Ohinemuri



Detail of the jumping fish



The reserve entrance marker is almost complete



Work continues



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