{"product_id":"olive-embedded-leaf-dome-resin-sculpture-25cm","title":"Olive Embedded Leaf Dome Resin Sculpture - 25cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA low dome cast in a translucent olive that deepens toward its underside, with a single green leaf standing upright at the centre. The leaf is held clear of the floor of the casting so the material surrounds it completely, and the dome is polished over its whole curve. It sits flat on its own underside and no stand is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Dome Is a Lens and the Leaf Is Its Subject\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dome over a specimen is a lens with a subject at its focus, and that is the only reason to put a leaf in a dome rather than in a block. The curve magnifies, so the leaf reads at more than its own size, and because the curve is continuous the magnification changes as you move around it: the leaf swells, narrows and swings across the centre while the dome itself sits still. Holding the specimen upright is the hard part. It has to be fixed before the material is poured and it has to stay fixed while the level rises around it, since anything that shifts by a degree comes out leaning and cannot be corrected afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is small and it is looked into rather than at, which makes it a desk, a side table or a shelf at hand height. Anywhere it can only be seen from across a room wastes it entirely. The olive is deep enough that it needs light from above or from close beside to reach the leaf; in a dim corner the dome goes almost black and the specimen disappears. At 25cm it sits flat on its own underside and will not slide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Specimen, the Tint, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce ordered, a standard piece takes 3–4 weeks and a bespoke one 5–6. The tint is lightened or taken toward brown, the dome is cast shallower so the magnification drops, and it is made at other diameters. A colourless body is offered and shows the leaf far more plainly, though the olive is what gives the specimen a ground to sit against. The dome is also made without any specimen at all. It is sent in one box seated in a shaped bed so the polished curve touches nothing, and one hand lifts it. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne leaf kept at the centre of a dome is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; the olive body is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; and a piece read close up is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculpture\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\u003e13cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast Olive Resin with an Embedded Leaf\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54069247934811,"sku":"X113","price":1822.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/X113.jpg?v=1790953145","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/olive-embedded-leaf-dome-resin-sculpture-25cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}