I’ve been watching the progress on the Idyllwild Town Monument for a couple of years now as I drove by in my car, and yesterday I decided to get a closer look. The artist, David Roy, was busy working, but he took a minute to pose for me.
The entrance to the artist’s workspace is pictured above – notice the stone lamp posts and the Gargoyles atop each one – they’re wonderful! And funnily enough, they don’t seem out of place in Idyllwild…
David Roy at work, and one of the many other pieces of his work, on the property.
I wasn’t the only one stopping to look – the monument is a big tourist attraction. Note the guy with a camera up to his eye – I wasn’t the only one shooting photographs either! And in fact, the artist encourages it! For more on David Roy, see mantlecarvers.com
Really love the pics on this post, the David Roy wood carvings are some of the best I’ve seen in this style ever and have the perfect setting of the mountain area.
The variety of photos is nice too, from the dramatic tree, the mountain picture, down to the flowers, the pictures would look good on any tourist information publication or site.
I got onto the pictures by chance, I’m writing a book which has parts of it based in this area, although I’ve not been there, the pictures allow me to get the ambience, well a picture is a thousand words!
(as they say!)
Looks a really great place to live.
Thanks Matt!
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