{"product_id":"peony-and-longtail-birds-grey-stone-relief-wall-art-120cm","title":"Peony and Longtail Birds Grey Stone Relief Wall Art - 120cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo longtail birds perch on carved rockwork among peony branches, the tails sweeping down across the field. The ground is a soft translucent grey with cloudy mottling through it, and the carved flowers and birds read cream-white where the section is thin enough to pass light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBird Wall Art in Stone Cut Thin Enough to Glow\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe field is taken down far enough to pass light without losing the strength to carry the birds, which is the whole difficulty with a translucent stone. Where the carving is thickest the tone stays a warm grey; where the petals are cut fine they lighten to cream. That gradient is the material doing the work, not a surface treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslucent stone only earns its keep where light can reach it, so this belongs on a window reveal, a partition, a backlit niche, a conservatory wall or a screen between two rooms. On a solid unlit wall it reads as a plain grey panel and the whole point of the material is lost. A concealed strip behind it is worth the wiring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLighting a Panel That Passes Light\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive weeks, and the risk is all in the thickness: the ground is worked down until it passes light, then stopped before it loses the strength to hold the birds. You choose the panel size, and whether the field is kept at this thickness or left heavier for an outdoor position where it will be seen in reflected light. The carved border can be omitted. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. About 233kg, crated flat, fixed on concealed plates with a lighting void left behind it if it is to be lit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther birds and beasts are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-art\"\u003eanimal wall art\u003c\/a\u003e, and the translucent stone pieces sit with the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wall-sculptures\"\u003ewall 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\u003e120cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Stone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53815261790555,"sku":"MST-REL-007","price":11131.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-REL-007_1.jpg?v=1787053627","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/peony-and-longtail-birds-grey-stone-relief-wall-art-120cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}