Chainsaw Art. I'm quite sure that's how this statue was done. It does seem to have been at the Fair for more than one year, it sure looks weathered to me. He's a cute little guy playing a concertina. If you want to see him, he is in the north part of the Fairgrounds, near the large gray newer building that has the dogs on display, pet toys to purchase, and Canine Cops information.
I'm not much of an artist. I've only done some clay, a little bit of glass blowing, and maybe one drawing that looked like anything special. But I do think sculpture of any kind would be harder than drawing, throwing pots, or painting. You have to look at a log or a large piece of stone or marble and somehow see the finished work of art inside the material you are working with. How much do you take off so that you still have the ears? How do you decide how much to take off for his neck? If you make a mistake while painting, you can add more paint and cover it up. If you make a mistake while throwing a pot, you can just make the pot shorter, or slap the clay together and start over. With sculpture, if you aren't careful, you'll have one ear too far down on his head, or you'll take off too much and his legs will be wobbly.
That being said, Chainsaw Art is noisy and loud!
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