Skip to main content

We’ll be carrying out planned website maintenance on Tuesday 29 September from 4pm, so the website may be temporarily unavailable during this time.

Opening times Directions
Book tickets Search
The two driftwood horses outside the main entrance

Bronze and Driftwood Horse

On your way into our main entrance, take a look at these beautiful driftwood sculptures by Heather Jansch.

 

Heather Jansch

Heather Jansch
Bronze and Driftwood Horse, 2013

Artist Heather Jansch created these life-sized horse foals from two different materials: one is made from carefully chosen pieces of driftwood found on the beach, the other is a bronze cast. 

Our original, much-loved driftwood horse, which usually stands at this spot, has grown so fragile that it is currently at the foundry being cast in bronze too, so that it’s immortalised forever. It will be back…

Close up of the cork driftwood horse sculptures

A close up of the two cork driftwood horse sculptures

About the artist

Heather Jansch studied fine art at Walthamstow then Goldsmiths College London before breeding horses in 1970-1980, when she started painting equestrian portraits. In 1980 she moved to Devon, began sculpture, started to exhibit and hasn't stopped since.

For more information visit Heather Jansch's website.

Discover the art at Eden

Find out more about art at the Eden Project

Eden Project Biomes

Visit the artwork

Explore the 30-acres of the Eden Project whilst viewing a range of works from grass-root and world-renowned national and international artists.
Explore our collection
Family eating ice creams on bench at Eden Project

See our artworks free as a Member

Becoming an Eden Project member will give you access to unlimited free entry, priority booking for popular events, 10% off in our shops, restaurants and cafes and so much more.
Join as a Member

Related content

Girl hugging Seed sculpture

Art guide and map

Discover works from a diversity of grass-root and world-renowned artists across Eden’s 30-acre site.

A view of the infinity blue sculpture it's a dark image with a ray of light coming from the left hand side showing a figure standing and looking up at the large sculpture

∞ Blue (Infinity Blue)

This huge breathing sculpture by Studio Swine pays homage to one of the world's smallest living beings. 

A view of the seed sculpture from above looking down. The seed is a round egg shape with raised dots on the surface

Seed

This enormous granite sculpture by Peter Randall-Page sits in a specially designed chamber at the heart of our Core building .

A view of a giant figure sculpture emerging from the ground with a mirrored mosaic face

Eve

This living sculpture made from clay by Peter and Sue Hill reclines in our Myth and Folklore Garden.