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BEAR WEATHERVANE
Grizzly Bear Weather Vane
by West Coast Weather Vanes
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Bear and Bunny Weathervane
Polar Bear Weathervane, with Leopard Seal
California Golden Grizzly weathervane |
Grizzly Bear Weathervane
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Bear Weathervane reverse view
CAL Bear Weathervane
Indian weathervanes |
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The Grizzly Weathervane featured here was made from hand hammered and hand shaped copper. The bear has brown glass eyes with black pupils to give it a more animated appearance. All the “fur” in the bear’s coat was created by hundreds upon hundreds of individually positioned hammer blows from a custom hammer created here at West Coast Weather Vanes for the sole purpose of creating fur texture in animals such as bears, golden retrievers, etc. (We also have custom hammers to create bird feathers, mermaid scales and reptile and dragon hides). As with all our weathervanes, this Grizzly Bear weather vane can be personalized with optional gold leafing.
For example, we had a customer who was a graduate of CAL Berkeley (University of California at Berkeley) and he asked us to create a Cal Bear weathervane by putting a fletching on his weathervane and then adding the word CAL in gold leaf on both sides of the fletching (above right).
Another fun project was a pair of weathervanes commissioned by a woman who was also a graduate of CAL Berkeley. Her husband, a graduate of Stanford University, was celebrating his 60th birthday so she ordered an Indian weathervane (as it was the school mascot at the time he attended school) to celebrate both his birthday and his connection with Stanford. For years, they have had a friendly football rivalry so, of course, she also ordered a Bear weather vane.
They have a second home at Lake Tahoe with two side-by-side dormers. On one dormer, they put the Indian weathervane and on the other dormer, they put the Grizzly Bear. When the wind blows one direction, the Indian chases the Grizzly Bear, but when the wind shifts 180 degrees, the Bear chases the Indian. This way they can symbolically act out their school rivalry. Of course, since the wife came up with the plan, she did make sure the Grizzly Bear weathervane had the advantage of the prevailing winds, so most of the time, you can look up to see the Cal Bear weathervane chasing the Stanford Indian weathervane!
We have included the reverse view of this Grizzly Bear weather vane to illustrate a distinction in the way weathervanes can be made. This weather vane is an example of a non-mirror image design. More typically, a weather vane is exactly the same on both sides, however, to convey a sense of action, it often works better to have two distinctly different sides. While more dynamic, this style of weathervane requires greater skill to construct as the individual pieces require more skill to line up correctly.
Bears (family Ursidae) are large mammals in the order Carnivora. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere and partially in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Click Grizzly Bear Weather Vane for pricing information on this weather vane.
Click here if you need help determining the correct size weather vane for you situation.
Click here if you would like suggestions on various methods of installing a weathervane.
Click here (if applicable to this weathervane) to view our weathervane eye color selection chart.
Click here for more information on gold leafing a weather vane.
Click here for more information about how we can personalize a weathervane.
Ordering Information:
To place an order, please call us at (831) 425-5505.
At the time you call, we will provide you with an estimated completion date.
At the time the order is placed, a deposit of 1/3 is due. Upon receipt of the deposit, time will be reserved in our schedule. The balance is due when the weather vane has been completed and prior to shipping. Deposits can be made with Visa, MasterCard or check.
All West Coast Weather Vanes are custom made for the person who orders them.
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