| Sculpture has been used for centuries to enhance | | | | Peter also makes a series of garden ornaments |
| a garden's natural beauty. Every garden would | | | | which feature terracotta pots which can be |
| have a little spot which could be better highlighted | | | | planted up as an added feature in the home |
| using an unusual sculpture, a bird bath or water | | | | garden. Old pushbike wheels have been |
| feature rather than just another plant. | | | | transformed into penny farthings which look really |
| Careful positioning of these sorts of things has | | | | colourful when the 3 pots are planted with your |
| traditionally been used in garden feng shui to bring | | | | favourite annuals. |
| all the elements into the garden. Any size garden | | | | He turns a rusty wheelbarrow into a real talking |
| can be enhanced with sculpture as it draws the | | | | point complete with a huge central terracotta |
| eye to a focal point as you walk around the | | | | bowl and 4 smaller pots surrounding it enhanced |
| garden. | | | | with scrollwork. Another popular item is his unique |
| Metal sculpture is often chosen due to its durability | | | | birdbaths. No two are the same as he builds the |
| to withstand the variances of weather and the | | | | stand out of an old car or truck spring which |
| uniqueness that the artist can create. It is often | | | | leads up to the bath encased in a discarded |
| heavier and more stable with the ability to be | | | | basketball hoop with 2 feeders on either side. |
| pegged to the ground which is important in strong | | | | Water features are popular in modern garden |
| winds. With the correct coating outdoor sculpture | | | | design. Peter makes his uniquely Australian by |
| should last for years in the garden. | | | | using farm posts with an old brass tap attached. |
| One sculptor who is creating uniquely Australian | | | | It flows into a bucket so for the water saving |
| garden sculpture is Peter Kozina of Brisbane's | | | | folk it uses only a small amount of water to get |
| bayside. Peter's works are made completely from | | | | that soothing sound of running water. |
| recycled steel hence he goes by the business | | | | Peter is aware of the difficulty metal features |
| name "Recycled Treasures". He is often inspired in | | | | have in being able to withstand the weather. All |
| his work by what he sees in a discarded piece of | | | | his garden ornaments have been coated with a |
| scrap metal whether it be a piece from an old | | | | high quality etch primer followed by an enamel |
| plough, a brush hook or railway spike from days | | | | exterior paint. His individual sculptures have been |
| gone by. He immediately sees an emu, eagle or | | | | specially treated with a formula he has created to |
| perhaps a person's stance in a shape he discovers | | | | allow the natural look of rusted metal to be |
| buried in the scrap heaps of Queensland. | | | | maintained without rusting any further. |
| Recycling has long been a passion of Peter's and | | | | All the purchaser has to do is spray it occasionally |
| he likes nothing better than making something | | | | with clear lacquer if it is in direct sunlight and the |
| worthwhile out of supposed "junk". He was | | | | sculpture once again has that wonderful lustre. |
| featured in a segment on Channel Nine's Brisbane | | | | Peter's motto has always been : "Bringing the past |
| Extra last year which highlighted the benefits of | | | | to life in sculpture". |
| recycling in the Brisbane area. | | | | |