We were inspired by the “Two Kelpies” (Featuring two horse head sculptures) in Scotland, created by Andrew Scott. The design is also influenced by driftwood animal forms created  by various artists around the world.

Our single sculpture, “Silent Spirit”, (featuring the bust of a Deer) would invite people to walk around and enter the structure, where one will see the supporting structure inside. 

The structure would be made from perforated stainless steel, allowing  the overall weight to be kept as low as possible and allow sunlight to pass through in stunning ways. The design will be organic, with an open series of sinuous, interlocking lines as shown in the photo.

Stainless steel is low maintenance and robust against the weather.

We love the idea of creating a stunning art project that generates real income for the investors as well as for the people in the community. British Columbia receives over 19 million overnight visitors a year

Vancouver island receives over 4.5 million overnight visitors per year. Victoria has 3 million overnight visitors each year.

Data from a similar Landmark sculpture site in Scotland increased local tourism by 73% and boosts the income in their local community.

The “Two Kelpies” sculpture in Scotland is based on a different financial model than ours. The Kelpies do not have an entrance fee to walk around the site because it situated in a large public park. It’s actually an interesting model. It provides millions of pounds to the community every year and a model that we might consider as well. But most likely ours would have a modest fee of around $35.00 a ticket in order to attract investors. We see a partnership between private angel investors and several levels of government funding. The Kelpies has become the most recognized attraction in Scotland and draws around 500 thousand visitors each year.

Our ambitious sculpture, along with it’s artistic beauty, would place it on the top lists of things to experience in BC for visitors and locals alike.

Advantages of this project is that it would be completely unique to the area with ongoing running costs that would be very minimal from season to season etc. There would be facilities such as a gift shop/Art Gallery space, coffee shop, washrooms, parking lots etc.

We  can also be reached at derykhouston@shaw.ca to provide more details about the project.

Deryk’s Bio: One man exhibitions in the former Soviet Union (represented the city of Vancouver), Scotland, Iraq, The USA, and Canada. 
My work is in the permanent collection of the Canadian war museum in Ottawa on the recommendation of the National Gallery of Canada.
The National film board of Canada featured my work in the documentary, “From Baghdad to Peace Country”.
I have received direct support for my work for Peace, from Dr. Noam Chomsky

Samuel Houston is a first class Luthier and we create sculptures and projects together. 

* The project would be fabricated in sections, engineered and installed by a large team of professionals.