Leaf Boat - Castle Square - Swansea - Wales.
N 51° 37.218 W 003° 56.507
30U E 434801 N 5719228
Leaf Boat, a coloured glass and steel sculpture looking like a small sailing boat, floating in a stream. Inspired by Dylan Thomas's Poem
"Rain Cuts The Place We Tread"
Waymark Code: WMEXR3
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/19/2012
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A leaf sculpture, made to look a little like a small sailing boat floating on a pool, fountain, and waterfall.
A sentence from Dylan Thomas's 'Rain Cuts the place we tread" Is inscribed in large letters around the wall of the pool.
"We sail a boat upon the path paddle with leaves Down an ecstatic lines of flight"
There is also plaque on the side of the pool area that reads:
"Leaf/Boat
This sculpture is inspired by Dylan Thomas's Poem
"Rain Cuts The Place We Tread"
We sail a boat upon the path
paddle with leaves
Down an ecstatic lines of flight
Unveiled 27 Novemeber 1996 by
The Right Worshipful
the lord major of
the city & court of Swansea
Councillor Desmond Thomas J.P
The sculpture was designed and made by
Amber Hiscott with David Pearl
The project has been sponsored by
British telecommunications plc
alberto culver co(UK) LTD and
south Wales evening post (award
Winner under the association for business
sponsored of the arts fairing scheme.
Title: Leaaf/Boat
Artist: Amber Hiscott with David Pearl.
Date of creation or placement: 27th November 1996
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