Baucis and Philemon

Photograph provided by Malton School	Giles Edsall, a former pupil of Malton School, has been working with Mr. Reed, the art master, and art students on a project funded by the Barclays New Futures Award. Trees and the mythology relating to them inspired the project. The artist is shown with the nearly completed sculpture.
Photograph provided by Malton School	The piece and many other works of art were on display at the Annual Art Exhibition held at Malton School in June.
Photograph provided by Malton School	The sculpture formed the centerpiece in the dramatised performance of the legend telling of the arboreal transformation of Baucis and Philemon. The artist is shown together with Daniel Smith and Liz Hughes, who play the main characters
	The artist Giles Edsall. .
	Giles and Terry Reed, art master, admire the sculpture in it’s new home in the arboretum.
	Giles and Terry Reed with the sculpture on Bracken Hill. In the foreground is the explanatory notice board that tells the myth relating to Baucis and Philemon.
	Hannah Ross, one of the students who worked with Giles on the sculpture.
	The sculpture, in its glory, on Bracken Hill.
	The sculpture.
	And again – on a rainy day
	Massive branches of oak and lime form the main parts of the sculpture. The small branches and leaves are created from copper wire.
	A few framed examples of the leaves on the sculpture are available for sale in the arboretum cabin.
	March 2005. After standing for its first winter the sculpture is weathering nicely. The oak has matured to a rich brown, whereas the lime is still very pale. The copper wire has darkened but has still to attain the green of oxidized copper.