Zoo Ceramics Animal Sculpture and Giftware
Giftware Gallery - Bats and Birds - Bat Large
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DESIGN
BAT PLAQUE LARGE
REF
ZPBL
PRICE
£25.00
CODE 4
Including UK Royal Mail 2nd Class Signed
PRICE &
P&P
UK
2nd
UK
1st
EUROPE
WORLD 1
WORLD 2
WORLD
3
£21.50 +
3.50
4.50
11.50
16.50
18.50
20.50
Each Extra
1.75
2.25
5.75
8.25
9.25
10.25

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Bat Plaque Large by Zoo Ceramics
Zoo Ceramics Etsy Shop
TO ORDER   Go to ORDER, or see if available for quick sale in our Etsy shop.
DESCRIPTION    This large bat wall plaque is shown in a dramatic hanging position and has an endearing little face. The design is frost proof and waterproof and can alternatively be used as a decoration for use both indoors and out. The plaque can be tied securely on to a wall using strong string or wire, which is threaded through the holes on the blocks on the reverse of the piece. For extra security clear sealant can also be applied around the edges of the tile to hold the piece firmly in place. The bat plaque is also available in a smaller wall plaque design and as a light pull that can also hang on the wall.

SIZE   29 cm wide by 19 cm high by 4 cm deep.
COLOUR   Brown and black matt oxide glazes with cream stoneware glaze details.
MATERIALS   Stoneware fired ceramic to 1260 degrees.
RANGE   3 Bat designs including small and large bat wall plaques and a bat light pull. There are lots a wall plaque designs avaiable inthe Zoo Ceramics Giftware Gallery including bee, butterfly, dragonfly, seahorse and starfish.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT    I really like the sound of this piece of work "Black Bat Wall Plaque;" it has a kind of onomatopoetic quality to it. I also like the fact that there has always been something mystical or super natural about a bat.

PLEASE NOTE   We make lots of these bat wall plaques, so the one you receive will be very similar, but not necessarily the one shown. Due to the hand-made nature of the pieces there may be slight variations in size, pattern and colour, but be reassured that we only send out the finest examples.

METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION   First we hand carve the original and then cast the design in a high-density plaster. Liquid clay known as slip is created by us in our workshop and then poured into the moulds for 24 hours to set. Once removed carefully from the mould the plaques are then trimmed and decorated then left for a week to dry out fully before being fired in an electric kiln for a bisque firing at 1000°C. It will take another 24 hours for the kiln to cool down so that all the work can be emptied out and glazed. We make all our own stoneware glazes, which are dipped, poured, painted and sprayed on to our designs. Once glazed all the work goes back into the kiln for a second firing of up to 1260°C. This firing will fix the glaze permanently in to place and also make the piece frost proof and water-resistant. From start to finish this bat wall plaque can take about 2 weeks to create; whilst larger pieces can take over a month to complete.

SHOP POLICIES   For all other information including our packaging; discounts and delivery, please visit the shop policies in our ORDER section.


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Bat Small  Bat Large  Dodo Egg Cup  Kiwi Egg Cup  Quail Egg Cup  Robin
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