We’ve ranted before about the sorry state of most affordable garden art. Which is why I’m pleased, for a change, to point to these beautiful and affordable “garden fish.”
We’ve ranted before about the sorry state of most affordable garden art. Which is why I’m pleased, for a change, to point to these beautiful and affordable “garden fish.”
My first thought on seeing these was “I’m going to make some of these out of concrete. When I have time.”
So very cool looking. Now I want to look up the painted sidewalk fish you posted about a while ago.
Oof! We certainly have different definitions of “affordable”! Pretty, yes.
I am madly in love with these fish. Now I want a school of ceramic trout for mother’s day and not a compost bin. As far as affordable – these are made in Maine by hand and designed by an artist/craftsman. For what they are, the price is quite reasonable.
To understand his use of “affordable”, one has to understand that Erik’s ideal garden art would be sourced from the basement of the Vatican, or dug up in some unknown grotto in Pompeii, or maybe commissioned from Ian Hamilton Finlay. By comparison, the fish are affordable.
$80 each as “affordable” makes me want to cry.
I’d LOVE to pair those Koi Fish with some Japanese Forest Grass, Pachysandra, or Skimmia. BEAUTIFUL!
Tara
http://www.galleryofshea.com
This is something my dad, the passionate fisherman in my life, would love! Great find, thanks for sharing!