Fisherman’s battle carved out

AN OLD cypress tree on the Tooradin foreshore is undergoing a transformation from a dangerous old tree to an impressive piece of artwork.
The tree was ruled dangerous by the City of Casey Council last year after it dropped a few limbs near the car park and picnic area in the last two or three years.
The Tooradin Foreshore Committee decided that the tree stump shouldn’t go to waste and contracted a chainsaw artist to turn the leftover stump into something special.
Chainsaw carving artist Brandon Kroon from Mount Evelyn was contracted to do the work and both the artist and the Foreshore Committee worked on a design to reflect the history of the area.
“The foreshore committee wanted something that reflected the strong fishing tradition of Tooradin,” Mr Kroon said.
“After a bit of back and forth, we decided on a design that shows an old style fisherman battling with a snapper and a pelican among the waves.”
Mr Kroon has spent just seven days working on the sculpture, and was set to have the artwork completed and weather sealed by Saturday 22 October.