Huge Wooden Sculpture Towers over Idyllwild Village Center

A wooden sculpture that weighs five tons and towers 25 feet over Idyllwild's village center will be dedicated next Saturday.

Called "Harmony", the collection of life-sized native animals was carved with chainsaws into four large cedar trees that were glued together to create a raw block by local sculptor David Roy. It took him five years.

The animals depicted in the sculpture include a bear, a mountain lion, a condor and some smaller creatures. According to Roy, the work represents the balance of nature and the harmony of Idyllwild's inhabitants.

The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce will host the ceremony, which will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday with an artists' reception. It will last until 3 p.m.

Roy has invited Grammy award winning flutist Carlos Reynos to provide music for the ceremony, according to Chamber of Commerce Director David Jerome.