I was surprised to see this full sized Gorilla statue at the flower market yesterday and took it's photograph. I had no idea that it was even a 'thing' to have your own Gorilla in the garden but it appears to be a very popular choice.
This Gorilla statue is full size and it's just massive.
If you really want a Gorilla statue get one from a firm that tries to mitigate it's production impact on the environment like ArtResin Gorillaor better yet send a donation to help Dian Fossey's Gorilla Fund
The detail is spectacular and it is an impressive sculpture of an equally impressive creature. My my, how things have changed in how we decorate our gardens.
I posted a photograph of a statue of an Orangutan a few weeks ago and it was so life like many people thought it was a real animal.
The Orangutan statue
There is no denying that they are both beautiful statues of magnificent creatures and it's amazing that you can have one of these as a piece of garden adornment.
They are both made from resin which is not environmentally friendly but there are some companies that are trying to reduce their impact in their manufacturing processes. One such company is ArtResinthere still remains the matter of what to do with these statues once fashion changes and people want to dispose of them.
The use of plastics and petrochemical polymer based products is a hot news topic right now and has been for some time. The oceans are full of plastics that have already found there way into the human food chain
Will writing this post make any difference? Probably not. People will still want the latest fad no matter that the science tells them; how they are directly contributing to the plastic pollution problem.
Meanwhile the poor old plastic gnome is banished into the garden shed until it's binned and then into the ocean where it will float around for decades and end up on some former pristine beach or in the belly of a whale or seabird.
As for me? I'll take a #passonplastic wherever I can. We cannot rid the world of plastics but we can act more responsible with our purchases. This has been a post for #sublimesunday
Use the #passonplastic tag if you have a post that concerns the dire state of pollution we find ourselves in. Tweet it out there.
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The statue looks very realistic. Following the new trends and the desire to match the fashion, people really sometimes completely mindlessly make such purchases.But You are absolutely right that it is necessary to be aware of how we dispose of unnecessary or boring things. How are they disposed of and how safe is it for the environment? Recently I saw an article about how long the decomposition of some types of waste lasts. I was very surprised by this number of years. For example, plastic bags,which we often use in our daily life, can decompose from 100 to 1 thousand years, and plastic bottles – from 450 years or more. I think that we should try to reduce the use of some of them in our lives , thereby reducing the amount of waste, the decomposition of which takes many years. Thank you for a good post!
Yes you are right.
"the desire to match the fashion, people really sometimes completely mindlessly make such purchases"
This must change and soon. Educate them.
I've never had a gnome or gorilla for my garden. And yet...I'm ok ;) Lol! But I do appreciate your care for the environment and sharing your thoughts about it as well as directing people to environmentally compassionate companies to support. Well done!
There are many ways to tread more gently on the planet. Glad you agree ;)
That’s interesting. The fad here is still seems to favor concrete garden statues and figurines. In fact, I can think of three large roadside places near where I live that deal almost exclusively in concrete garden features. I’ve been in on of those places – they also had some amazing wood sculpture on offer. The resin items are common in the big-box stores, like Walmart and Target, though.
As for those gnomes, there’s a collectors market for them these days. Tossing them in the bin is virtually throwing money away. Everything old is new again to someone. We have to stop throwing everything away because we’re done with it. Most things can be recycled, reused, or repurposed.
Did you know there are new plastics that decompose naturally? There are essentially two types: bioplastics which are made from stuff like cellulose or cornstarch; and biodegradable petrochemical plastics engineered to break down more quickly. Of course, there’s also so-called “eco-plastics” that are made from recycled petrochemical plastics.
I am aware that we have made a terrible mess of the whole planet.
It's really not good enough. We must act accordingly to mitigate the problems we have caused.
Agreed.
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You really should state where you are copying this above text from
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangutan
'Your' comment is plagiarism.
If you want to blog better. Use your own words and pictures.
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Sorry friend because i am a beginer, please forgive me
You do not need forgiveness just do the right thing otherwise you will be sent to oblivion very fast.
Well done you have done the right thing in removing that text. You are learning.
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