Inspired by the River Lee and native Irish wildlife, a chainsaw artist is transforming two dead elm trees at the entrance to one of Cork’s biggest public parks into stunning wooden sculptures.

Dead trees are at risk of falling ... specialist Eiden Spilker was tasked with repurposing some of the wood into sculptures and has been working on multiple pieces, including one that draws ...

This is the nurse log at the Seattle Art Museum’s Neukom Vivarium ... all the way to hefty trees whose roots wrap around the dead shank of wood like travelers clinging to a life raft.

In 2001, he erected a bronze sculpture of Santa Claus holding ... In the same interview, McCarthy showed off a collection of dead Christmas tree branches he keeps in his office.

Chainsaw artist Will Fogarty is transforming two dead elm trees in one of Cork’s biggest public parks into wonderful wooden works of art, inspired by the river Lee and native Irish wildlife.