Yellow Billed Cuckoo and Pawpaw Botanical Wall Plaque

This piece shows a yellow billed cuckoo with paw paw flowers and leaves.

This piece was created by hand sculpting the bird and branch, cutting it in half, and hollowing it out for a lighter piece and also for structural integrity during the firing process. The oval base and is capped with a covering near the top to hide the hole used for hanging. The back of the piece is laid with a mirror mosaic which illuminates the piece, and also creates movement for the viewer walking by or observing.

In terms of pottery these pieces boast the most steps:

1) sculpting and painting underlayer, firing when dry.

2) glazing, second firing

3) painting on gold touches, firing the third time.

4) sanding exposed surface, and applying mosaic!

I am very proud of the first round of these and I have learned a lot from this very first batch. I will be hopefully making these again, note that the price they are offered at today is an 'introductory price'. 

• Mirror mosaic applied with a mint grout to seal and secure.
• Gold luster accented.
• Measure about 9.5" h x 10.5"w
• Hand signed on the back with , 'Emilie Bouvet-Boisclair', 2025, and also the species depicted.
• Note that this piece has a cut out hole at the top as well as I was experimenting with hanging options- is not visible unless viewed directly from the top.
• Hanging instructions included