Creature Creations - Larger Than Life - at the Arboretum

By Wilma Jozwiak

If you’ve vis­it­ed the Arbore­tum late­ly, you may have noticed some inter­est­ing new denizens. There’s Per­cy, the tor­toise, lum­ber­ing toward the pond, Friskie, the slaver­ing dog, strain­ing at the chain attached to a fire­plug, try­ing to get at Peach­es, the cat, pre­car­i­ous­ly perched in a met­al hoop — these and oth­ers are the imag­i­na­tive work of Edwin Falk, a sculp­tor who repur­pos­es pieces of machin­ery and oth­er bits and pieces to cre­ate whim­si­cal statuary. 

Those of you who have admired the won­der­ful­ly over­sized works artist Sam Bates placed in the fields around the Arbore­tum will also be delight­ed by a third instal­la­tion, com­plet­ed this spring.

All of the sculp­tures are for sale. If you are inter­est­ed, please con­tact us at info@​landisarboretum.​org for more information.

A dinosaur is also lurk­ing, join­ing the oth­er crea­tures as soon as his refur­bish­ing is complete!

Tap to view full size


Summer 2016

Volume 34 , Number 3

Share this

The Latest from Landis

Mar 28, 2023 | Fred Breglia, Executive Director

From the Director's Desk: Confessions of a Big Tree Hunter

My love of big trees began when I was a five-year-old. My mother spoke about... read more

Mar 28, 2023 | Erin McKenna Breglia

From the Garden: Beneficial Insects

The days grow longer in sunlight, and spring returns to Landis. We already witnessed our... read more

Mar 28, 2023 | Anita Sanchez

Things Are Looking Up

Tree canopy -- Anita Sanchez Long ago I worked at a nature center, leading walks... read more

Mar 28, 2023 | Laurie Freeman

S-L-O-W Birding: A Primer for Beginners

Are you considering birding? Perhaps you’ve heard that birding is a great way to enjoy... read more

Mar 28, 2023 | Sam McClary

Book Review: “The Nature of Oaks”

The Nature of Oaks Doug Tallamy’s “The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our... read more

Mar 28, 2023 | Nolan Marciniec

Re-thinking Garden Pests

“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything... read more

News Archive