Brendan Booth’s addition to the Busselton Jetty Underwater Sculpture Park and Artificial Reef Project is ‘Ophelia the Octopus’ – a 13-tonne concrete octopus made from a high sulphate resistant concrete/composite mix with the addition of glass fibre reinforced concrete.
Now sunk 8 metres below the surface – Ophelia has been specifically created to encourage the growth of marine life, acting as a habitat for marine creatures to live in. Built in 5 separate sections due to its weight, ‘Ophelia’ has over 80 glow-in-the-dark, solar-activating stones that will absorb sunlight throughout the day and glow at night!
Brendan is a local artist who has been based in the South-West for more than 25 years. He is also the owner and creator of one of the region’s best hidden gems, the Margaret River Sculpture Park and Wood Be Good Woodcraft Gallery – a 10-acre property filled with giant sculptures carved from wood, stone, and other natural materials.
When Brendan isn’t creating one of his masterpieces, he’s producing a range of furniture and homewares made from local WA hardwoods.
