Last year, 'Wild In Art' put on two sculpture art trails for "Snowdogs", which was inspired by the animated short "The Snowman™ and The Snowdog", a popular winter film based on a story by Raymond Briggs. The story features a little boy who builds a magical snowman and snowdog. The trails were in Newcastle (covered here) and Brighton (covered here). This year, there is one new "Snowdog" trail, and it is based in Cardiff, Wales.
Anthem - Dale Edna Evans
I spent last weekend wandering around Cardiff in attempt to see as many of the "Snowdog" sculptures as I could. I did not manage to see all of them, but I did see most of them. Below are a few of the photographs of the "Snowdogs" that I liked the best. Highlights of the trail for me included the following, although it is hard to pick out favourites as there were so many wonderful ones:
- "Snow Dragon", a beautiful and fun sparkly dragon-dog.
- "Dino Dog", a wonderful dog transformed into T-Rex.
- "Dog Bot", which is a witty-illustrated sculpture with robots.
- "Plentyn" by Vikki Cornsih, which is a beautiful sunset with multi-coloured acorns and autumn leaves.
Maple - Paul Williams
Local Lad - Dale Edna Evans
Dog with a Bone - Gemma Williams
Me is Who I Am - Gemma Fala
Dino Dog - Jenny Leonard
Dog Bot - Mark Chilcott
Rosy Posy - Sarah Jane Richards
Resolved - George O'Dowd and Phil Morgan
Plentyn - Vikki Cornish
Castles and Dragons - Rachel Blackwell
Snow Dragon - Dorian Spencer Davies
Pop Pup - Damien Jeffries
Sun Dog - Seth Oliver
That Snow Tiger - Emily Ketteringham
Snowbrador - Ruby Copper
Hygge - Deven Bhurke
Snow Business - Nat Clements
Enfys - Rhiannon Roberts
Life's a Beach - Emma Everitt
Chocolate Sundae - Simon Tozer
Blackberry - Simon Tozer
"Snowdogs Tails in Wales" is currently on display from mid-September until the 26th of November. They are located in and around Wales. The sculpture art trail raises money for the charity Tŷ Hafan, which helps young people who have a limited time live a full life with their families.
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