Artist and Sambro students create beautiful ‘fish fence’ folk art

In the Chebucto News, Lorrie Boylen reports that “students at Sambro Ketch Harbour Elementary school recently collaborated with Halifax artist Kyle Jackson to create a wonderfully unique piece of outdoor folk art. The fish fence is the second one Jackson has helped create. The other one is in Louisbourg, Cape Breton. His dream is for every coastal school to have their own fish fence…”

“Each child prepared several wood shingles individually which were used for fish scales, and each class worked as a team on their own coastal scene to create this three dimensional colourful mosaic out of local materials, which is both individualized and collaborative. Grade 6 students assisted with the building of the fence and adding the final touches. As the fence evolved, a head and moveable tail were added, as well as eyes made from mirrors to reflect the community. The wood will weather over time, ever changing just as the people and area that surround it.”

See pictures of the beautiful fish fence, as well as Kyle’s other work, on his blog.