{"product_id":"clear-backward-glancing-dog-on-resin-block-29cm","title":"Clear Backward-Glancing Dog on Resin Block - 29cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis dog sits back on its haunches and turns its head right round over one shoulder, so the body faces one way and the face another. The turn is the whole composition: from the front you see the chest and no face, from the side the face and no chest, and the piece changes completely in a quarter turn. Gold leaf is caught through the colourless body, and a clear block dense with the same leaf carries it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Neck That Turns and Takes the Whole Piece With It\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA turned neck is the passage that decides whether an animal this size works. From almost anywhere you stand, both faces of the neck are in view at once, so neither of them can be the back, and the muscle on the outside of the turn has to stretch while the inside gathers into folds. Those folds are what make the turn believable and they are also where a polish stops reaching: they are worked with shaped abrasives that follow the curve rather than flats that would cut across it, and the throat is finished before the head is brought to its final grade because the head blocks the tools once it is there. The ears are cut last, thin enough to read as ears and thick enough to survive being picked up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause it changes so much with the angle, this is a piece to put where people arrive from one side and leave from another: a hall shelf, the end of a run of cabinets, a desk seen from the doorway. Set it with the face turned towards the way in. It is small enough to be handled and it will be. On a dark surface the pale body separates cleanly; against a busy background the outline is lost and the gold does all the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat Can Be Changed on a Small Animal\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether it is standard or bespoke sets the build: 3–4 weeks or 5–6. The direction of the turn is mirrored on request, so a facing pair can be made from this design alone. Leaf density runs from a few flakes to a heavy scatter, in gold, silver or copper, and the block can be made plain with the leaf held in the animal. The body takes an amber or a grey tint, or a frosted finish in place of the polish. The block can be tinted near black or cut in a pale stone instead of clear. Any scale is cut to order and the standing and head-down animals are made to match. It ships as one item, boxed and sleeved, and needs nothing doing to it on arrival. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dog that turns to look behind it belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; a neck twisted round over the haunch leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/figurative-sculptures\"\u003efigurative sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and gold flakes inside clear resin join our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin 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\u003e14cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.5 x 11 x 14.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOptically Clear Cast Resin with Gold Leaf\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54018539225435,"sku":"R113","price":1889.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R113.jpg?v=1791309052","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-backward-glancing-dog-on-resin-block-29cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}