The Kelpies stand 30 metres high in the flat Falkirk landscape. A mix of myth and heritage, the kelpies are shape-changing spirits inhabiting Scottish and Irish lochs and also a tribute to the tough workhorses who pulled the barges and carried out other hard work in the area before machinery took over.
Horses feature prominently in the George Stubbs inspired exhibition at The Ropewalk in Barton. Emma Rodgers work in the foreground, Harold Gosney’s ‘Four Horsemen’ behind.
Hounds, too.
In contrast, two human figures. One from Berrington Hall in Worcestershire and the other from our garden, made by our artist in residence and looking especially good at this time of year….
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