{"id":794531,"date":"2019-04-04T18:40:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T00:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/artist-who-built-breckenridge-troll-draws-crowds-in-kentucky-with-new-creation\/"},"modified":"2019-04-04T18:40:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T00:40:00","slug":"artist-who-built-breckenridge-troll-draws-crowds-in-kentucky-with-new-creation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/artist-who-built-breckenridge-troll-draws-crowds-in-kentucky-with-new-creation\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist who built Breckenridge troll draws crowds in Kentucky with new creation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.7557046979866\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-364047-474\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Brf-KyTrollWoes-SDN-040519-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Brf-KyTrollWoes-SDN-040519-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Pat McDonogh\/Courier Journal | A pregnant Momma Loumari rests against a redwood tree. The giant troll and her two children have taken up residence in Bernheim Forest in Kentucky. The sculpture is the work of Artist Thomas Dambo, who created a similar troll in Breckenridge in summer 2018. March 15, 2019.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Brf-KyTrollWoes-SDN-040519-2.jpg\" alt=\"A pregnant Momma Loumari rests against a redwood tree. The giant troll and her two children have taken up residence in Bernheim Forest in Kentucky. The sculpture is the work of Artist Thomas Dambo, who created a similar troll in Breckenridge in summer 2018. March 15, 2019.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>A pregnant Momma Loumari rests against a redwood tree. The giant troll and her two children have taken up residence in Bernheim Forest in Kentucky. The sculpture is the work of Artist Thomas Dambo, who created a similar troll in Breckenridge in summer 2018. March 15, 2019.<\/strong><br \/>Pat McDonogh\/Courier Journal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Brf-KyTrollWoes-SDN-040519-2-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Brf-KyTrollWoes-SDN-040519-2-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Pat McDonogh\/Courier Journal |\" little gazes into the waters holly pond at bernheim forest. his is one of three giant trolls created by sculptor thomas dambo. feb. class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Brf-KyTrollWoes-SDN-040519-2-1.jpg\" alt little gazes into the waters holly pond at bernheim forest. his is one of three giant trolls created by sculptor thomas dambo. feb.><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>&#8220;Little Nis,&#8221; gazes into the waters of Holly Pond at Bernheim Forest. His is one of three giant trolls created by sculptor Thomas Dambo. Feb. 27, 2019<\/strong><br \/>Pat McDonogh\/Courier Journal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Brf-KyTrollWoes-SDN-040519-2-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Brf-KyTrollWoes-SDN-040519-2-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Pat McDonogh\/Courier Journal | In February, Danish artist Thomas Dambo is seen working on\" little giant wooden constructed bernheim forest kentucky. dambo created a similar troll breckenridge in summer class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Brf-KyTrollWoes-SDN-040519-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"In February, Danish artist Thomas Dambo is seen working on \" little giant wooden constructed bernheim forest kentucky. dambo created a similar troll breckenridge in summer><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>In February, Danish artist Thomas Dambo is seen working on &#8220;Little Elina,&#8221; a giant wooden troll he&#8217;s constructed in Bernheim Forest in Kentucky. Dambo created a similar troll in Breckenridge in summer 2018.<\/strong><br \/>Pat McDonogh\/Courier Journal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/local\/artist-who-built-breckenridge-troll-draws-crowds-in-kentucky-with-new-creation\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/local\/artist-who-built-breckenridge-troll-draws-crowds-in-kentucky-with-new-creation\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The artist who made Breckenridge\u2019s trailside troll has produced three similar sculptures at a Kentucky preserve that were so popular over spring break, administrators had to briefly close the place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\"><a id=\"N0x2c35a80N0x2c558d0:N0x2c35a80N0x2b85bb8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/local\/2019\/04\/03\/bernheim-forest-giants-large-crowds-briefly-close-park\/3355393002\/\">The Courier Journal<\/a> is reporting that crowds clamoring to see the wooden \u201cgiants\u201d at Bernheim Forest were turned away for about an hour on Wednesday with traffic backing up on a nearby highway and Interstate 65. Later, the forest recommended that people should come after 4 p.m. or try again on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Kentucky sculptures debuted a few weeks ago for Bernheim Forest\u2019s 90th anniversary celebration. It included having Danish artist Thomas Dambo build the sculptures, which are expected to live in the forest for the next three years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">At over 16,000 acres, Bernheim is reportedly the largest privately-held forest dedicated to conservation in the eastern U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Although the forest had planned a \u201cGiant Spring Break Adventure Week\u201d to show off its new giants, officials had to close for about an hour on Wednesday after turnout surpassed all of their wildest expectations, a spokeswoman told the Kentucky newspaper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Many Breckenridge residents will remember when another piece of Dambo\u2019s work drew huge crowds in Summit County after he created a roughly 15-foot troll of reclaimed wood for a summer arts festival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Like Bernheim Forest, the plan was to leave the troll in place for about three years. However, large crowds continued throughout the fall until elected leaders finally decided to move the troll to another trail better suited for all of the traffic. The troll came down in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Dambo is scheduled to return to Breckenridge this May to rebuild the troll on a trail accessed via the Stephen C. West Ice Arena. On his Facebook page, Dambo lauded the crowds that came to see his Kentucky sculptures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cSo happy and proud my exhibition in Kentucky just broke the \u2018one day\u2019 visitors record with more than 12,000 people last Saturday,\u201d the post reads. \u201c(It\u2019s) amazing that recycled art can bring out so many people. But also mind boggling that this exhibition was a pile of trash just a second ago \u2014 makes me think of all the trash, that just at this moment, is sitting in a garbage truck on the way to a landfill, where it will be a problem for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/local\/artist-who-built-breckenridge-troll-draws-crowds-in-kentucky-with-new-creation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pregnant Momma Loumari rests against a redwood tree. The giant troll and her two children have taken up residence in Bernheim Forest in Kentucky. The sculpture is the work of Artist Thomas Dambo, who created a similar troll in Breckenridge in summer 2018. March 15, 2019.Pat McDonogh\/Courier Journal &#8220;Little Nis,&#8221; gazes into the waters [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-794531","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-14 09:08:54","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=794531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794531\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}