A giant wooden sculpture of a dragon wearing a bucket hat is taking shape in a popular park in Cardiff. The striking sculpture has appeared in Victoria Park in Canton.
It has been carved from a Californian redwood tree that was felled due to being unsafe because it was dead. It is a moving memorial to a young man who lived in close proximity to the park. His family say the carving has saved the tree from becoming a stump.
Fit and healthy student Ethan Williams died suddenly after collapsing in the gym in December, 2020, when he was just 22. Ethan's family approached Cardiff Council to ask if a sculpture could be created out of the felled tree in his memory. The intricate carving is being created by Wood Art Works, a Newport-based wood-sculpting company founded in 1999 by Chris Wood.
