Stratford student creates work of art to honour Queen’s reign
IN honour of the seven decades of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s reign, a sculpture designed by a KES student was unveiled at the school by the Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire last Friday.
Titled The Seventh Tree the sculpture is the work of student, Jacob Eaves, and it comprises seven rotating rings symbolising each decade of the Queen’s reign.
It also nicely rounds off a tradition at the school of planting trees to commemorate royal celebrations which saw a tree planted in the grounds of The Old Vicarage – now headmaster’s house – in 1977 for the Silver Jubilee and more trees planted last June for the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations.
The school invited pupils to come up with their own favourite designs for the commemoration project and Jason told the gathered group of visitors and civic dignitaries he wanted to create something that honoured the monarch’s reign.
He also told the Herald: “I started putting ideas together and last May I got the design I wanted and I was really happy with it. Once my design was chosen, specialist blacksmiths in Wales helped create the sculpture and I’m really happy with it. I hope to study fine arts either at Oxford or in London.”
Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire, Tim Cox, said: “It is just wonderful and I’m really pleased to unveil this on behalf of the King.”
The sculpture will form an integral part of the proposed Ronnie Mulryne amphitheatre at KES.
Among his many accolades in the world of arts, professor Mulryne was
chairman of governors and trustee at the school chairman of governors and trustee at the school.
