Carved Earth Creations: From Stumps to Statues
A local chainsaw-carving business is turning dead boulevard trees into neighbourhood landmarks.
When the city marks a boulevard tree for removal, most become firewood. A growing number, instead, become bears, eagles, and lighthouses thanks to a small local outfit turning stumps into statues.
What began as a hobby is now a steady commission business, with homeowners and even a few businesses requesting custom carvings from trees they couldn't bear to lose entirely. The result is a scattering of folk-art landmarks across neighbourhoods that neighbours now use to give directions.
It's a small, hopeful example of the city's knack for making something enduring out of loss.
