Building a ‘Crow-noceros’ turns into real adventure for Calgary artist – Calgary | 24CA News
Watching an artist at work is often a reasonably attention-grabbing expertise.
And in a single Calgary neighborhood, it’s now received folks pondering a burning query.
“When I used to be constructing it, folks would stroll by asking ‘What are you making?’” artist Neil Meyer said.
Meyer had been working in his garage with the door open, allowing passersby to watch the progress of his project: a sculpture made of repurposed wood.
“I was making this big crow and then I come out and I threw this rhinoceros head on it,” Meyer said. “My wife was like ‘Well, why don’t you name it a Crow-noceros?’”
Meyer’s put his accomplished Crow-noceros in his entrance yard, planning on taking it alongside on his annual go to to the “Freezer Burn” pageant in central Alberta.
“The theme this year is ‘Midnight Menagerie’ – hybrid creatures,” Meyer mentioned.
Freezer Burn is an offshoot of the well-known “Burning Man” pageant in Nevada, with creations like Meyer’s often going up in flames.
“My plan was to burn this,” Meyer mentioned. “You don’t get the full effect of the art until it’s lit on fire.”
But hearth bans due to wildfires round Alberta imply that will not be capable of occur.
Meyer, who’s a volunteer serving to to co-ordinate hearth security at “Freezer Burn,” says he and all the opposite artists on the occasion will abide by no matter hearth laws are in place on the time of the pageant.
Meyer’s had assist from his teenage youngsters in the course of the two months he’s been engaged on the undertaking, calling it ‘a real adventure’.
He mentioned it’s been a pleasant change from his day job.
“Working in IT, sitting at home, I need some outlet to be creative,” Meyer mentioned. “A fun side note is the number of crows perching on (the Crow-noceros) has increased exponentially since I put it out.”
Some of Meyer’s neighbours are hoping his creation gained’t go up in flames at Freezer Burn.
“Keep it – bring it back,” neighbour Laurie Attrell informed Meyer, ”I’m hoping to see it once more.”
Freezer Burn occurs June 22 to 26 close to Ponoka, Alta.
Depending on hearth laws on the time, the Crow-noceros could find yourself returning to its Calgary neighbourhood.
“I do have options on whether I take it there and burn it or whether I bring it back,” Meyer mentioned.
“I have room in my backyard.”
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