William (Bill) Lishman was a world-renowned inventor, author, and artist in many media. William Lishman William (Bill) Lishman M.S.M., L,L,D. (hon) ( b. 1939 - 2017) Lishman was a world-renowned inventor and artist in many media. His works include award-winning documentary films, three books, and numerous works of public art, including a 26 meter tall sculpture for EXPO 86 in Vancouver, twenty figures for the Bridgepoint hospital in Toronto, and Canada’s largest salmon sculpture in Campbellton NB. His 1996 best selling autobiography inspired the Columbia Pictures Oscar nominated film, Fly Away Home, as well as the Jaques Perrin feature film The Winged Migration. Bill was a pioneer in ultra-light aviation and became the first human to lead birds in the air with an aircraft. Building on that he initiated the use of ultra-light aircraft in establishing new migration routes for precocial birds. In 2015 he published his third book, The Oak Ridges Moraine From Above and also completed a 13-meter tall stainless steel iceberg sculpture for the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa. In his later years, Bill's passion built on his pioneering work in domed earth integrated architecture and is a concept for a new form of communal living for extreme climates particularly to fit the need of the Indigenous peoples of Canada’s north. Bill received numerous awards including the Odyssey of the Mind's prestigious Creativity Award, The Canadian Meritorious Service Medal, the US National Wildlife Federation Conservation award, and two honorary doctorates. < Back to Artists

Redwing Frond by Darlene Bolahood is the tallest piece in the Haliburton Sculpture Forest. Redwing Frond Darlene Bolahood Materials: Steel and Acrylic panels Description: 14' feet high, curved metal spine pointing north, painted acrylic panels attached to top half of spine Location: Haliburton Sculpture Forest; Western end of the South Trail Installation Date: August, 2003 Number on Map: 9 Go to Gallery Vision for Sculpture: The sculpture’s axis, from base to tip, is perfectly aligned: the compass needle pointing to the true north. The sun’s rays, at this latitude, find the lenses of the coloured panels, casting shadows that change with the skies. The streaks of pigment opaque on the transparent surfaces along with the overlapping edges of the panels create kaleidoscopic forms within these shapes. The form is explosive red. Like transparent marble veined with golds, silvers and black, the leaf/feather/louver-paged panels reflect the flight of birds, growth of the forests and books of the art of learning. Catching the wind, changing frequencies, perhaps it will even posses a voice where it stands. Imagine the red of this leaf against the white of the snow, the red of this leaf opposing the brilliance of the new spring greens, softening into the aging dust of summer, and then disappearing into the famous autumn colours of the Haliburton Highlands. The leaf for growth, the feather: mark of freedom and flight, the pages of the book: the freedom in self-knowledge… which marks the only absolute measure of success in the uncovering and unleashing of an artist’s soul. I pay tribute to the land and the rock, sun, sky and wind and the school standing within that space. < Back to Sculptures

The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is located in the village of Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. Directions Address: 297 College Drive, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0 The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is located in the village of Haliburton. The Village of Haliburton is: Toronto: 2.5 - 3 Hour Drive Ottawa: 3.5 Hour Drive North Bay: 2.5 Hour Drive Peterborough: 1.5 Hour Drive Driving Routes T he are two routes you can take to get to the Sculpture Forest: Fleming College: From County Road 21 via Industrial Park Road and College Drive. To take this route, take Industrial Park Road off of CTY Road 21 (just west of the Village of Haliburton). Follow Industrial Park Rd to College Drive. Turn right on College Drive. The College is at the end of the road at 297 College Dr. Haliburton Highland Museum: From Hwy 118 via Bayshore Road and Museum Road

Answers to frequently asked questions. Frequently Asked Questions How long are the Sculpture Forest trails? The trails are a total of 1.4 kilometres in length. When is the Sculpture Forest open? Glebe Park is open from dawn to dusk. In the winter, the ski trails in the Sculpture Forest are lit. Are dogs allowed in the Sculpture Forest? Dogs are welcome. Dogs must be under the control of the owner. Please stoop and scoop and deposit in a garbage container. Is there a cost for entry? Entrance is by donation. There are donation boxes at the entrances and along the trails. You can also use Tip Tap to donate using a credit or debit card. Is the Sculpture Forest accessible? We are working to improve the accessibility of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest. Some notes on the current accessibility of the space: The Sculpture Forest Trails are wide and easy to walk on. The surface is fine compacted gravel or earth. The trails are not paved. Service animals are welcome Sculptures can be experienced visually and through touch For visitors using mobility aids (wheelchairs, walkers, canes, etc.) please note that some pieces have steps leading up to them. There is also a steep hill between "Sound Vessel: Forest" (Number 5 on our map) and "Beaver" (No. 6), which can be avoided using the lower trail. Entrance is free For questions and concerns regarding the accessibility of the Sculpture Forest please contact us. Can we visit the Sculpture Forest in the winter? A portion of the Sculpture Forest is accessible by snowshoe or walking in the winter. There is no charge for the snowshoe trail. A number of the trails in the Sculpture Forest become cross-country ski trails in the winter. Walking and snowshoeing is permitted on the ski trails, free of charge. Please follow applicable signage. To ski on the trails, visitors need to buy a trail pass available at the kiosk in the College Parking Lot or at the entrance on Museum Rd. Is there parking? Parking is available at both entrances to Glebe Park. Are there washrooms? Washrooms are available at Haliburton Highlands Museum or Haliburton School of Art + Design, when they are open. Visitors can use the public washroom in Glebe Park, which is located near the entrance closest to the museum. Are there guided tours? We provide free guided tours in July and August, on Tuesdays from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Guided tours are also available throughout the year, for a cost, depending on the size of the group. Please contact us for more information. Can we have a picnic? Yes, there are picnic tables in Glebe Park near the entrance to the Sculpture Forest. Are visitors welcome at the College? Yes, Fleming College welcomes visitors. There is a café in the College, which is open on weekdays when the College is in session. Can we walk or bike from Haliburton Village to the Sculpture Forest? Yes – on the Head Lake trail – see the Village map for details.

Shadow Caster by Ian LaBlance allows viewers to enjoy ever-changing shadows on the ground. Shadow Caster Ian LaBlance Materials: Steel rods Location: At the foot of the walkway leading to the main entrance of the college Installation Date: June, 2006 Number on Map: 18 Go to Gallery About the Work: Shadow Caster is sculpture based on my joy of studying insects and fossils. It actually is a biomorphic shape based on bees and beehives and the fossil remains of a trilobite. This sculpture is made out of metal rods and has an articulating spine, creating cascading layers trapping pentagons and hexagons in shadows. Metal rod was used purposefully so that the viewer can look through it and constantly enjoy the ever-changing shadow. < Back to Sculptures

Fire Bench Scott McKay Name of Sculpture: Fire Bench Materials: Corten Steel Installation Date: 2020 Number on Map: F Go to Gallery Wendy Wilkins, the patron who purchased Mother Earth and commissioned the Sun Bench to accompany it, thought it would be lovely to add a couple more Scott McKay one-of-a-kind benches to create Mother Earth’s living room where a whole family or group of friends could gather. So, she worked with the Sculpture Forest to commission two new nature inspired benches - Forest Screen Bench and Fire Bench - to complete the set and create Mother Earth's living room. In 2018 the Haliburton Sculpture Forest teamed up with the Haliburton Village BIA (business Improvement Area) to create the Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition. This featured the display of six sculptures on the main street from Ontario artists from June to October. McKay’s Mother Earth was one of them. Mother Earth is McKay’s vision of the classical mother figure who is one with the tree of life. < Back to Sculptures

Discover the magic and activities at the Sculpture Forest in the winter months. Everyday including holidays from dawn to dusk Ski Trails: You must have a valid ski trail pass to ski. Pass can be purchased on-site with cash or by e-transfer www.skihaliburton.com/trail-maps Snowshoe Trails: Free of charge Walking: Free of charge. Walkers are welcome but trails are not groomed for walking, icy conditions may exist. Grippers and poles are recommended. Hours The Haliburton Highlands offer an abundance of activities and sights to see in the winter! Visit the Ontario Highlands website to discover more. Go Now Winter at the Sculpture Forest Snowshoeing, Hiking, Nordic Skiing, Tours and all of the Ontario Highlands to Explore! Discover the magic of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest in the wintertime. Our trails are packed with snow, perfect for walking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing! Please follow our COVID-19 protocols. Tours Discover more about your favourite sculptures with a tour! Choose from the options below. Guided Tours Self-Guided Tours Snowshoeing and Hiking Trails Snowshoe or walk for free on the colour-coded paths! These take you through the Sculpture Forest as well as on the kilometres of marked snowshoe trails on the trails north of the museum in Glebe Park. Bring your own snowshoes or borrow a pair from the museum for free! (Check the museum hours or call ahead.) Depending on the weather, the conditions may vary. At times the pathways can be very icy. Please use caution. We recommend using walking poles and grippers on your boots. The trail loop in the Sculpture Forest is a shared by walkers, skiers and snowshoers. Please move to the side of the rail to allow skiers to pass. Snowshoe Trail Map Highlands Museum Nordic Skiing (Cross-Country) Enjoy the Sculpture Forest on skis! The Haliburton Highlands Nordic Trail and Ski Club Association offers trail passes for Glebe Park. Visit the HHNTA website for details. The main trails of the Sculpture Forest and Glebe Park will be groomed and ready for Nordic Skiing as soon as there is enough snow to do so. The Nordic ski trails at Glebe Park are top-rated ski trails in the province for classic and skate skiing. Explore all Glebe Park has to offer on the 13.5 km of ski trails during the day and at night, enjoy skiing in the Sculpture Forest until 9:00 PM on the lit loop trail. There are options for all levels of skiers. The trails in the Sculpture Forest are recommended for novice skiers while the upper trails in Glebe Park are quite hilly and are considered "very challenging." Trail Conditions: Visit the Ski Haliburton website for updates on the trails. Cost: If you would like to use the trails for cross-county skiing, please buy a trail pass in advance or you can pay at the honesty boxes on-site. See the Ski Haliburton website for pricing and updates. Day passes (self-registration) are available at the trail heads. Please bring cash, or you can e-transfer to membership@skihaliburton.com Ski Haliburton Website Winter Gallery 1/3

"Atmo-Sphere" by John McKinnon. < Back to Sculptures Atmo-Sphere John McKinnon Name of Sculpture: Atmo-Sphere Materials: Locally quarried granite Description: A bold granite sphere with a hidden sunlit sanctuary Installation Date: August, 2013 Number on Map: 23 Go to Gallery About the Sculpture: One of the truly amazing things about Haliburton County is its forests and other quiet places. Inspired by this and the phrase “A Secret Space” John created Atmo-Sphere. It provides a hidden entrance in a large granite sphere for quiet reflection in the outdoors. Within the enclosure is a bench to sit and contemplate the quote on the floor. Don't forget to look up and enjoy the view while being embraced by the sounds of nature all around. The circular space in the roof was inspired by the architecture of the Pantheon. John spent four weeks in August and September 2013 creating this work. The stone for the dome is from the McBain Quarrie near Minden. The bench is created from West Coast cedar. John created the floor tiles out of polished granite in his studio in Nelson B.C.

Musical Inspiration by Simon Chidharara is a Shona sculpture that highlights how music inspires life. Musical Inspiration Simon Chidharara Materials: Springstone and Dolomite Description: Springstone and dolomite Shona sculpture highlighting the inspiration behind music. Installation Date: June, 2014 Number on Map: 25 Go to Gallery About: “The musical instrument in this sculpture has a natural bond and connection to human life. Music entertains and educates us and speaks a universal language. The Dolomite lines represent the lyrics accompanying the music from the guitar. The lady is listening to the inspiring lyrics and music and it gives her happiness and peace. Music can do that.” About the Piece: Simon found this particular piece of springstone in a quarry up a mountain side in Zimbabwe. He and a crew of men careful carried it down the mountain so that the stone face would not be damaged. The shape had immediately spoken to him and he had the image for his sculpture. With a stringed musical instrument on one side and a woman listening to the music on the other side. All of the work on the sculpture is done by hand. The smooth sections were sanded with 7 grades of sandpaper. These smooth surfaces were then heated with fire to open up the pores of the stone and wax infused into the stone, The white lines were created by cutting grooves in the stones, grinding up dolomite and gluing the white granules into the grooves. Simon has been the artist in residence twice over the past 10 years at ZimArt and was present for the installation of the sculpture. About ZimArt: ZimArt is an initiative created by Fran Fearnley. ZimArt's Rice Lake Gallery, located in Bailieboro, Ontario (mid-way between Peterborough and Port Hope), represents over 50 Zimbabwean stone sculptors. The most comprehensive collection of hand-carved Zimbabwean stone sculpture in Canada is on display in a beautiful natural setting overlooking Rice Lake. Each year ZimArt hosts a visiting artist from Zimbabwe. Since 2000, Fran and ZimArt have been able to expand the small business into a thriving place of art for people of all ages to enjoy. www.zimart.ca < Back to Sculptures

John Beachli's sculpture To Cut or Not To Cut represents the conversations between father and son while working, and our relationship with the forest. < Back to Sculptures To Cut or Not To Cut John Beachli Materials: Local Granite Description: Father and son having a conversation over the stump of a recently felled tree. Installation Date: August, 2006 Number on Map: 15 Go to Gallery About the Sculpture: Haliburton County has a long history of men working in the forest, in logging camps—such those run by Mossom Boyd—or cutting timber on their own land and also a history of sons learning skills from their fathers as they helped them with their work. This sculpture, carved out of local stone recovered from rock blasted from the Pre-Cambrian shield at a nearby building site, tells the story of a man and his son having a conversation over the stump of a tree that has just been felled. “To Cut or Not to Cut” is about the conversations that occur when a son is working with his father. It is also a representation of the never-ending push and pull of our relationship with the forest. We need the timber for building shelter, for heat, for a thousand different reasons; we also need the forests to conserve our environment, to protect our water, to provide habitat and to purify the air. How do you decide what to cut and what not to cut?

Simon Chidharara is a stone sculptor born in Mutare in Nyanga, a beautiful mountainous region with a strong sculpting tradition. Simon Chidharara Website: zimart.ca/artist_bios/Simon.pdf Phone: 705-939-6144 Email: zimart@sympatico.ca Simon Chidharara was born in 1980 in Mutare in Nyanga, a beautiful mountainous region with a strong sculpting tradition located near the Mozambique border. He started sculpting at the age of 11, apprenticing with his older brother Kenneth, who is also represented by ZimArt. Simon completed his secondary education before deciding that he wanted to pursue his passion for carving full time. Learning is still important to him and he is voracious reader. “Any topic interests me,” he says. “Geography, history, science all influence human life and I like to find out more about what makes us do the things we do, and feel the way we feel.” Simon is one of the founding members of the Nyanga Arts Centre, a co-operative venture run by local artists in the Nyanga region. Having relocated to Chitungwiza following his residency with ZimArt in 2007, Simon is no longer a full time member but he remains connected to the Centre and still travels to Nyanga on a regular basis. He says the stone from the region is itself a vital source of inspiration to him and that he will always remain close to his rural roots. Indeed a strong influence in Simon's work is the natural world and man's connection to birds and animals. When he came to Canada in 2007 Simon was the first third-generation artist from the Nyanga region to travel overseas to represent himself and present his work directly to an international audience. He has long been popular with Canadian collectors who are drawn to the expressive range in his sculptures and the emotional depth. Simon's subjects are frequently women or “feminine spirits,” which are sometimes represented as mythical creatures. “Women are the centre of life,” he explains, “So I like to celebrate everything about them.” Simon has participated in several group exhibitions at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Mutare. His work has been bought by galleries and collectors from Holland, the UK, the US, South Africa, Canada and Germany. Simon Chidharara is represented in Canada exclusively by ZimArt. Contact < Back to Artists

Jiří Genzer created his piece Harmony as part of the 2017 sculpture symposium, Carved on the Canadian Shield, in celebration of Canada 150. Harmony Jiří Genzer Name of Sculpture: Harmony Materials: Limestone Installation Date: June 2017 Number on Map: 29 Go to Gallery Carved on the Canadian Shield: Four artists from three countries visited Haliburton for a three week sculpture symposium in 2017 in celebration of Dysart 150, Ontario 150, and Canada 150. Beginning with a block of limestone, each artist was tasked with creating a piece that reflected the theme of carving on the Canadian Shield. Artist Statement: I developed the idea for “Harmony” a number of years ago to express the concept of a harmonic relationship - supporting, helping and finding joy together. “Harmony” is a continuation of a previous work called “Balance” which portrays keeping all extremes in good balance. For us in Europe, Canada has always been a symbol of freedom, tolerance and harmonic relationships. That is why I chose the Harmony motif for the Sculpture Symposium “Carved on the Canadian Shield”. It represents my vision of Canada and my hopes for a positive future for your country, the Sculpture Forest and the Haliburton School of Art + Design. < Back to Sculptures