{"product_id":"red-open-winged-bird-cast-resin-sculpture-28cm","title":"Red Open-Winged Bird Cast Resin Sculpture - 28cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis cast resin sculpture is a small bird with both wings opened straight out and held level, so the whole span sits in one plane and the piece is twice as wide as it is high. The outer edge of each wing is cut as a row of shallow points, the breast is plain and full, and the tail is short. It stands on its own two feet with the toes spread and no base under it. The resin is a translucent red that goes almost orange where the wings thin out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTwo Wings Held in One Plane\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eHolding two wings level and in one plane is harder than lifting them, because the eye measures one against the other and a difference of a degree is visible at arm's length. They are cut as a pair, checked against a straight edge laid across the span, and then thinned from underneath so the top surface stays true. The feet are the other constraint. They are the only contact the piece has and they carry a span that reaches well outside them, so each toe is set flat and the two are brought to the same height on a flat bench, which is also what stops the bird rocking when it is put down on a shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt twenty-eight centimetres across this is a shelf, desk and windowsill piece, and it asks to be met head-on, which is the only angle where the span reads. Give it clear space on both sides: anything within a wing's length of it joins the outline. It is at its best with light behind it, where the thin outer wings go bright and the body stays solid, and it does least in a dim corner. On a white sill the red is at its strongest; on timber it warms and loses some of its edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Span, the Colour and What Arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce ordered, a standard piece takes 3–4 weeks and a bespoke one 5–6. The bird comes in this red, in a green, in a blue or in an amber, or as a solid opaque bird where the colour should not pass light. The wings are made at this full spread, half open, or folded to the body, and a fixing can be added under the feet for a bird that is to be mounted. Other spans can be made to order. It arrives boxed with each wing supported along its length and nothing to assemble; lift it under the breast, never by a wing. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bird with its span held flat in one plane belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bird-sculptures\"\u003ebird sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; feather edges cut as a serration lead to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/animal-sculptures\"\u003eanimal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and red going orange where the wings thin joins our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/contemporary-modern-sculptures\"\u003econtemporary and modern 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\u003e13.6cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.4cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTranslucent Red 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":54020754899291,"sku":"R287","price":1417.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/R287.jpg?v=1791315943","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/red-open-winged-bird-cast-resin-sculpture-28cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}