A Simple Landscaping Solution - Outdoor Garden Statue
What can makes a simple and plain backyard look great? And the garden? You spent all the time working on and tidying up the place. How can you enjoy it more without more labor? Well, outdoor garden statue may be the answer to both questions.
Garden statues, or outdoor sculptures, are designed to decorate outdoor spaces. Craftsmen, experienced in form and beauty, create such art objects just for this purpose. The price can range from cheap, inexpensive, to moderately high. Of course that depends on the quality and availability.
Nature can not decorate itself the way art objects do. They complement one another. A garden where plants and flowers grow, birds and butterflies fly about, is a good garden. But a great garden, attracting human and animal visitors, has a few choice pieces of statue within.
Garden statues don't have shelter cover over them, so they need to be waterproof. There are ceramic or resin statue, marble or stone statue, metal or bronze statuary, concrete or cement statue, clay or wood sculpture. The giant totem poles of the native American tribes are examples of wood sculpture. Wood statues are not common and should be painted to protect against rain and snow.
Match Your Life Style
Your personal preference is important when choosing a garden statue. Design, location, size, color are all part of it. For instance, a gray rock statue injects a simple note of color among the bright palette of flowers and leaves. A lion statue in the front yard gives a sense of security. An abstract sculpture displays artistic expression of freedom.
Home activity and atmosphere is another factor to consider. Religious statue or rock lantern go well with garden that is a serene sanctuary. Children are usually fascinated by gnome statues hiding under a tree, or shrub. It will be a source of story-telling and play fun for them. Cherub statues, fairy statues, and animal statues are conversational pieces. They suit nicely in the backyard that's center of BBQ and picnic parties.
Decorating the garden is your personal choice. Have fun doing it. If you find yourself really intrigued, and have lots of ideas in mind, then it's time to consider a theme to tie them together.
Theme of Outdoor Statuary
Without a theme, the parts of a design become separate and lose focus. There are plenty of examples of what a good theme is. Jurassic Park, say, has a theme of dinosaurs. Cartoon characters is the theme of Disneyland - Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Snow White and Goofy, they delight visitors young and old. For the garden statue theme, you can start with a category: spiritual, mythical, animal, cute and fun, etc., and go from there.
Myth Theme
Mermaid Statues
Dragon Statues
Gargoyle Statues
Cherub Statues
Fairy Statues
Gnome Statues
Religion Theme
Buddha Statues
Jesus Statues
Mary Statues
St. Francis Statues
Animal Theme
Lion Statues
Dog Statues
Cat Statues
Pig Statues
Crane Statues
Frog Statues
Rabbit Statues
Bird Statues
Heron Statues
Other Garden Statues Theme
Abstract Sculptures
Children Garden Statues
Antique Garden Statues
Shopping for Outdoor Garden Statues
Big stores like Target, Walmart, and Home Depot have garden center and home decor department. You can find some statuary there. On-line giants Amazon.com and eBay.com offer a much wider selections and prices. If you can't find what you want, you can make a statue yourself. Why not? It's a fun project.
How to Make a Clay Sculpture - Video Tutorial
What's needed to create a clay statue for the garden? Here's a step-by-step video tutorial done by a Philippine artist. It's inspiring to see how he sculpt the statues of an older couple. They are special to someone who love them.
