Crovie Sculpture
Large ash wood carving 12 foot high, with metal elements. The artist's title is "Scottish Athena" - Athena being the ancient Greek - "Goddess of wisdom, practical skills and prudent Warfare" hence the metal head piece.
"I called her that because of the prudent warfare bit because of Crovie being the place where people went during the clearing of the highlands - I thought she could be a protector therefore up on that cliff top ready with her helmet piece. The steel eyes were to reflect the sky or sunset etc to give that timeless expression. Also because in another definition she was termed patron of the arts and the piece was done as part of a Thankyou to the companies who had donated or supported the Scottish Sculpture Workshop at Lumsden."
Crovie, donations barrel
Collection barrel soliciting donations from the preservation society, that is itself in need of preservation, if you look closely has already been repaired by adding stainless steel straps the original steel rings having rusted away.
Farm sign Crovie Farm
A contemporary take on the cut steel sign tradition with a forged, welded and galvanised box section frame and a galvanised silhouette of a horse and ploughman on a black enamel ground.
Mosaic house no Crovie
Limpet shells and coloured stones embedded in render to make a mosaic house no, in a village where the no and the name of the village are the entire address.
Puffin carving
SS Vigilant memorial
A stone cairn with a mortared top surmounted by a piece of marine scrap and an inscribed granite plaque, the inscription reads "TO COMMEMORATE THE BRAVERY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF CROVIE, GARDENSTOWN AND THE PARISH OF GAMRIE WHO ON FEBRUARY THE 11TH 1906 RESCUED THE CREW OF THE SS VIGILANT WHICH DURING A VIOLENT STORM RAN AGROUND ON THIS SHORE. ERECTED BY THE CROVIE PRESERVATION SOCIETY 2006"
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