Smiling Windmills - Windmills on Waymarking.com

The Smiling Windmills is a wind sculpture consisting of a trio of brightly coloured giant windmills which spin in the breeze, installed on the Fairway Drive perimeter of Avalon Park.

The Smiling Windmills are located right by a fabulous playground and cycle park for everyone to enjoy. Its playfulness has broad appeal to young and old and it puts a smile on your face every time you see it.

Internationally renowned sculptor Leon van den Eijkel describes his work as a salute to the pleasures of childhood.

"As a child growing up in Holland, life was exciting and full of joy; the clouds, the rain, sea and nature played with us. I remember a simple windmill on a stick from the fairground, and the run home through cobbled streets holding it high for show and best effect. Wedged outside my window overnight, I listened from my bed for its swishing clickety-clack between the droning of urban noises. It made me smile, this joyful symbol of paper engineering.”

“Irksome wind is an adult thing. In The Smiling Windmills I recall my childhood and the joy wind gave me. I want to share it with everyone as a positive source of energy," says van den Eijkel.

Date of Manufacture: 08/09/2008 Purpose: Ornamental Open to the public: yes Is This Windmill Functional?: No Windmill Farm: no Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency) Museum on Site: no

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