{"product_id":"clear-gold-leaf-bird-in-flight-63cm","title":"Clear Gold-Leaf Bird in Flight - 63cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bird caught in flight, its wings raised high. Both wings are raised and swept back, the body is drawn out to a long pointed beak, and the tail is a single tapered blade. Nothing is cut into the surface at all: there are no feathers, no eye and no feet, so the whole animal is read as one smooth volume. The only pattern anywhere on it is the gold leaf, hanging in the clear resin at every depth. A slim rod beneath the body comes with the bird as part of it, but no base is supplied.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Bird With No Feathers Cut Into It\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith no detail anywhere, the form has to carry the piece by itself, and that puts every hour into the surface. A smooth wing that swells and thins across its span turns any flat spot into a highlight that should not be there, so each wing is worked as one continuous curve and then checked by turning it under a hard light rather than by eye. The leaf is the other consideration: in a body this thin there is nowhere to hide a flake, so the leaf is kept to the thicker sections down the spine and the wing roots, and the outer wings are left clear, which is why the bird brightens toward its tips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is made to be seen from below or level, not looked down on, so it is best placed high, above eye level. It wants clear space to either side and nothing above it. Light behind or beside it lights the leaf and leaves the clear body almost invisible, which is the effect the piece is for; a front light makes it look like glass. Against a dark wall the flakes hang in the air.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Leaf, the Wings and What Arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost pieces are standard and take 3–4 weeks; a bespoke commission takes 5–6. The leaf comes in gold as here, in silver or in copper, or the bird is made in plain clear resin, an amber, a smoke or a green. Wing position is settled at order, anywhere from this full sweep to a level glide. The wings can be made to other spans on order. It arrives boxed with each wing supported along its length and the beak cased; lift it by the body and never by a wing or the beak. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bird in flight with gold leaf hanging inside belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bird-sculptures\"\u003ebird sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; wings raised without a feather cut in them lead to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a smooth form read as one volume joins our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic 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\u003e30cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e63cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e56cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRod\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e–\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":54020811424091,"sku":"R318","price":2024.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R318.jpg?v=1791316025","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-gold-leaf-bird-in-flight-63cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}