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Loved by 31 people
By Susan Wade - French
£34.00
Free UK delivery. Dispatched within 5 days.
Loved by 31 people
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Hand modelled, these House Sparrows start off as a solid ball of clay, textured and shaped to create wings and other fine details such as eyes, beak and individual feathers. When leather hard, a light coloured slip is then brushed on to the form creating a slight texture of feathers, starting to define the head, wings and chest area before a first kiln firing. The House Sparows are now much harder and can now have layers of metallic oxides and coloured underglazes, applied to the body before recieving a second kiln firing to a high frost proof temperature making this bird sculpure suitable for outdoors and indoors. The House Sparrow is now fixed onto a wooden dowel rod that has been coated in linseed oil stained with umber coloured oil paint for waterproofing and a slight aged look to the wood. This Bird Sculpture measures approx 7 cm in length, 4 cm at the highest point and approx 3.5 cm at widest point. Overall height inclusive of wooden dowel is 33 cm, which can be shortened if required.
About this item
Hand modelled, these House Sparrows start off as a solid ball of clay, textured and shaped to create wings and other fine details such as eyes, beak and individual feathers.
When leather hard, a light coloured slip is then brushed on to the form creating a slight texture of feathers, starting to define the head, wings and chest area before a first kiln firing.
The House Sparows are now much harder and can now have layers of metallic oxides and coloured underglazes, applied to the body before recieving a second kiln firing to a high frost proof temperature making this bird sculpure suitable for outdoors and indoors.
The House Sparrow is now fixed onto a wooden dowel rod that has been coated in linseed oil stained with umber coloured oil paint for waterproofing and a slight aged look to the wood.
This Bird Sculpture measures approx 7 cm in length, 4 cm at the highest point and approx 3.5 cm at widest point.
Overall height inclusive of wooden dowel is 33 cm, which can be shortened if required.
Hi there, thank you for taking the time to stop by and look through my Folksy Shop. I am offering free gift wrapping with all art work, and can send your purchase straight to the recipient, if you put their details in the address section. Currrently I am offering free postage to all UK addresses, unless otherwise stated for some heavier pieces of art work. Posting prices all clearly stated at the shipping and delivery section. For more detailed information about past work, inspiration and up and coming events, please visit my website, www.susanwadefrenchceramics.com Thank you Susan ------------------------- oooooooo XXX
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The House Sparrow is an endearing, friendly garden bird with an almost all year round presence, sadly suffering a long term decline but recently held the top spot in Scotland in the most recent RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch. Helped by individuals and organizations such as 'The Glasgow House Sparrow Project' For 10,000 years, Sparrows and House Sparrows have been with us, for as far back as the Egyptian period and mentioned in Celtic Folklore. More recently, they were characters included in Beatrix Potters first short story about Peter Rabbit ,and have various meanings in different cultures and religions, eg symbolic of the Godess of Aphrodite. This Bird Sculpture is the female of the House Sparrow species, which has light grey plumage in the chest area, against the brown of the wings and back area, different from the male. The ceramic bird is frost proof, so safe to be placed in an outdoors garden pot, but equally at home adding interest to an indoor House plant.
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I bought this pot robin for my friend Belinda. She was over the moon with it. Ive purchased a few of Sudan Wades work now and it never fails to please. The friends I have bought for have all been delighted with their gifts. They have remarked on the quality and design. They love the fact they are unique.
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Bought 1 itemBeautiful item, arrived really promptly and well presented. Thank you!
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Bought 1 itemSusan Wade’s artwork is unique. I Love it all and the friends I have gifted her artwork to, are also big fans of her work.
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