Do you see what I have
found?
Whales are swimming
underground!
They swim right under
solid land
So they can say hello to
man.
Welcome to the whale tails of Charlottesville! Thomas Givens, the artist, used wooden boat building techniques to build these. He was hoping they would inspire wonder and reverence for these endangered creatures. Since most people will never get to see the real thing, this is the next best. He created a trio, up on a hill on a busy highway median. Phil and Ella walked up to visit them, and she LOVED them!!
“What a wildly wonderful world, God!
You made it all, with Wisdom at your side, made earth overflow with your
wonderful creations. Oh, look—the deep, wide sea, brimming with fish past counting, sardines and
sharks and salmon. Ships plow those waters, and Leviathan, your pet dragon,
romps in them. All the creatures look expectantly to you to give them their
meals on time.”
Psalm 104
25 comments:
omigosh! these are fantastic. stunning!!
Those are amazing! They are sure to inspire a lot of folks to think about the plight of the real animals. Whales are awe inspiring creatures when seen in the wild.
what a lovely idea..and the whale fins have been sculpted so finely!!!
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amazing craftman ship....
Cool!
oh my gosh this is amazing!!!
While I haven't seen the whales' tails, I have come across Noah's Ark in that area. Texas has nothing on Virginia in the wild "tale" (pun intended) department.
Best,
Bonnie
these are amazing. and beautiful. I am glad you gave us perspective on size with Phil and Ella standing under one... I would be as happy as she was... and this could cause snapitis for sure.
What an unusual idea. And what an unusual place to display them. They are amazingly detailed. I hope your day is off to a great start. Blessings...Mary
They are fascinating.
How amazing, Ginny!!!
Wow how fascinating! I love them and how interesting the artist picked red for the color!
Thank you for your comment on my blog. I am from Japan and living in the U.S. :-)
Wow, those are amazing.
Charlottesville sure has some cool art!
What state is that in? Andy would love that. So tell me do you travel every weekend? Those were so cool. sandie
wow, these are amazing not to mention huge but then I'm assuming that they were built to be true to life size
These are amazing! The artist is very talented.
This is so very neat. Wasn't sure at first...but then, could easily see it was whales..
Hi Ginny, What a great artist! That is thoughtful art, for sure. So happy you all enjoyed seeing the sculptures. Have a great Wed. tomorrow!
Hi Ginny! There you go again with your unique and wonderful finds. I love this!! Ella is getting so big. These girls are growing up too fast...
I can see where this would make quite a statement. My granddaughter would love them as well.
I love them too! Something very unique! I hope I can visit this place one day!
I would love to see this! Thanks for posting!
Wow...and once again I say Wow. :)
I love these! Such beautiful talent!
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