Banksia Sculpture
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Alan Meyburgh
Asset Type: Sculpture, Metalwork
Year of Work: 2017
Location: Pioneer Park
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: Every component has a story, and the banksia nuts are sculpted from an old car bonnet supplied by Nocker in the local wrecking yard.
Inspired by the artist’s love of the environment, especially the walk trails that meander through bushland around Margaret River.
It’s a timely reminder to leave no trace and only take photos as you admire the native flora and fauna of the region.
Cowara Bird
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Alan Meyburgh
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2018
Location: Cowaramup Main Street
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: This sculpture celebrates the town of Cowaramup and its namesake, the cowara bird.
The idea was conceived by Nicola from the Black Sheep Deli (now closed) and sculptor Alan Meyburgh who wanted visitors to be aware that the town was named after a beautiful bird and not a cow.
Cowara is the name given by the Wadandi people for the purple-crowned lorikeet, a small bird found high in the crowns of trees in nearby forest.
Life-sized Wedge-tailed Eagle
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Alan Meyburgh
Asset Type: Sculpture, Metalwork
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Margaret River Main Street
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: The wedge tailed eagle is Australia’s largest bird of prey, and is often seen soaring high overhead, its diamond shaped tail and sheer size giving it away.
Once hunted to near extinction by farmers fearful of losing stock, this eagle is now protected and the population is flourishing.
Sculpted in recycled wood, steel, reo bar and wire, this eagle is swooping back to its nest and egg. An old clawfoot bath and electricity pole are reminiscent of rustic farms of yesteryear, maybe referencing the dangers once faced by large birds.
Zygomaturus Trilobus Sculpture
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Alan Meyburgh
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2014
Location: Turnbridge Street. Outside the Margaret River visitor centre.
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: One of the largest marsupials to ever live, Zygomaturus Trilobus roamed the forests and swamps throughout the region for millions of years before disappearing about 45,000 years ago.
More than 20 Zygomaturus fossils were found in Mammoth Cave, 20 minutes’ drive from Margaret River town.
Weighing between 500 and 1000kg, this life size sculpture shows the scale of this long-extinct creature.
