Dingy Skipper Trinity Stone Sculpture, Darlington England. - Abstract Public Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This is 1 of 3 trinity stone sculptures placed within the West Park Nature Reserve. Each of the sculptures weighs 10 tonnes. The stones for the sculptures all come from nearby Cat Castle quarry in Teesdale.

The West Park Nature reserve was created as part of the wider West Part development. The brain child of local builder and developer Tony Cooper.

Mr Cooper is the director of local developers, Bussey & Armstrong. When he envisioned this new development and the nature reserve it would contain he wanted art to be the central link.

Each trinity stone sculpture is modeled and named after an indigenous species to the area before the development started.

This particular piece is named after the Dingy Skipper butterfly. It has at the centre of the stones a bronze bowl displaying the name of the species the piece represents. As well as a haiku poem inscribed in to a bronze tablet. Although this pieces bronze bowl only says butterfly the particular species of butterfly is represented in the haiku.

Dingy Skipper Haiku:

“Steer this limestone ark
Rapid pilot, Dingy brown
Rare as principles”

This is a collaborative piece. Done by sculptor David Paton, blacksmith Matthew Jarratt and poet W.N Herbert.



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Title: Plover trinity stone Artist: David Paton, Matthew Jarratt and W.N. Herbert Media (materials) used: Stone and steel Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): West Park Nature Reserve Date of creation or placement: Not listed

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