Rose Carousel Victoria BC

September 2017 - Victoria BC


Butchart Gardens
Butchart Gardens Dahlias

The Rose Carousel, crafted by Brass Ring Entertainment of Sun Valley, California is the only carousel on Vancouver Island. The menagerie includes thirty animals ranging from bears, to horses, to ostriches, to zebras, to cats and mirrors the world from which The Gardens draws its visitors. The designs were hand picked by Robin Clarke, The Gardens' owner and great grand daughter of Jennie Butchart, in consultation with an artist from North Carolina. The carvings were done by some of the few remaining carvers of carousel art. Each animal is carved from basswood and took many months to complete. There are also two chariots able to accommodate disabled persons.

The Rose Carousel is housed within the 700 sq m (7,534 sq ft) Children’s Pavilion, which has a dome with a 23 m (75 ft) clear span, a full-fronted glass façade and a roof planted with native plant species. Wikipedia

Living Desert Merry Go Round

October 2015 - Palm Springs CA


I wrote about The Living Desert here.

I didn't include the merry go round that they have. I guess it can also be called a carousel.

There was no one around so the four of us jumped on (after paying the $2 fee pp). Marilyn had commissioned the work and had these delightful animals created as a gift to The Living Desert.