{"product_id":"clear-horse-head-on-a-worked-stem-50cm","title":"Clear Horse Head on a Worked Stem - 50cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe head is held level and faces out to one side, and the mane streams back behind it in long separate locks, each drawn out to a point. Below the throat the neck runs down into a narrow stem with notched, broken edges like rough rock, which spreads at the bottom into a flat foot. The whole piece is optically clear and polished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Heavy Head on a Narrow Stem\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA heavy head on a narrow stem puts everything on one join, and the join is the piece. It is cut with a generous fillet where the throat meets the rock - more than the silhouette wants - because a crisp junction there would look elegant and be the first thing to go. That fillet is then worked back by hand until it reads as the neck disappearing into stone rather than as a repair, which is a judgement made on the finished object and not before. The mane is the other consideration: it is cut as separate locks streaming back, each drawn to a point, and the hollows between them have to be polished as cleanly as the locks, since clear resin shows every ripple a tool leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 50cm this is a console, sideboard or shelf piece, and it reads from three-quarters rather than straight on, where the streaming mane and the line of the stem both show. Set it where the stem is not against a wall, because the space under the head is part of what makes it work. It wants light from above and slightly behind, which fills the mane and leaves the stem dark. On a pale surface the stem almost disappears and the head appears to float.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eStem Height, Colour and Getting It Home\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs standard the build runs 3–4 weeks, and as a bespoke commission 5–6. Stem height is set at order, from this short one up to a full column, and it can be made smooth and square rather than rough. Tints of amber, smoke, green and a pale blue run through the whole piece, and frosting the stem alone against a clear head is offered. Two heads facing each other can be made for a pair. Sizes are cut to order in both directions. Head and stem arrive already joined in one fitted crate with nothing to do on site; one person can place it, taking it around the stem rather than by the mane. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clear horse head with a streaming mane belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/horse-sculptures\"\u003ehorse sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; a stem notched like broken rock leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and head and stem cast in one clear piece 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\u003e50cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOptically Clear Cast Resin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019285221723,"sku":"R220","price":2024.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R220.jpg?v=1791312212","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-horse-head-on-a-worked-stem-50cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}