{"product_id":"amber-frosted-bird-in-flight-resin-sculpture-50cm","title":"Amber Frosted Bird in Flight Resin Sculpture - 50cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bird taken at the top of a wingbeat, both wings raised and the tail streaming, held on a slender rod above a flat plate. Amber through the whole body, strongest where the wing roots thicken and thinning away at the tips of the primaries. It comes with a dark metal stand: a rod on a flat plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFeathers Cut Deep Enough to Hold a Shadow\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bird in a transparent material has no plumage colour to work with, so every feather has to be cut deep enough to hold its own shadow. A bird normally arrives by colour: a wing bar, a breast, a cap. None of that is available in one amber tint, so the species is carried by the set of the wings and the length of the tail alone. Frosting an amber body means each drawn feather holds its own shadow instead of a highlight, and a bird that would disappear in polished resin stays readable at any angle. Frosted over every surface, with the feather edges left crisp rather than eased.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA desk or a bookshelf suits it, and it wants to be set with one wing toward the room rather than square on. Anything plain behind it will do. A frosted amber body carries against both a pale ground and a dark one. Light from above and slightly behind gives the raised wings their edge; light from the front flattens them into one plane. The silhouette does all the work at distance and the feather drawing only appears at about a pace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOpening the Wings, and One Crate\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur workshops take 3–4 weeks over a standard piece and 5–6 over a bespoke commission. The wing angle can be opened, a different tint is available through the body, and the stand takes any metal finish. Open the wing angle and the plate is widened to it, since the balance point moves forward as the wings come up. One crate, the stand packed flat beneath the bird, and the two go together on site with a single fixing. One person and both hands, lifting by the body. A wing is not a handle. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA frosted amber bird at the top of a wingbeat belongs to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; the rod and plate it flies on join our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/metal-sculptures\"\u003emetal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a study is the right room for it among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40.8cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.6cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 x 24 x 1cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrosted Cast Amber Resin on a Metal Stand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54113484767579,"sku":"Z579","price":2025.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/Z579.jpg?v=1790776199","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/amber-frosted-bird-in-flight-resin-sculpture-50cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}