The Bayeux Tapestry is an extraordinary historical artifact currently on display at a sold-out exhibit at theBritish Museum in London. This enormous embroidery (about 20 inches tall and an amazing 230 feet long) lays out, in beautiful detail, one of Western civilization’s great inflection points. Told from the victor’s point of view, William the Conqueror, […]

Here at West Coast Weathervanes the summer fruit is ripening and we are enjoying it to the best of our abilities. A hard rain came at the wrong time for the cherries, knocking off the buds. Most in this part of the Central California coast got none. So far we are having a cool summer, […]

Gosh, its a bit nostalgic to realize the United States is quitting the one cent piece aka the penny. It’s had a long run…since 1787! We quit the half cent piece in 1857, and for similar reasons: lack of use and expense of copper. Now the coin we call the Penny, a British term, actually […]

If you were thinking of ordering a custom weathervane for that special someone this Christmas, we will put your project into our schedule at the time of your order and send you a gift wrapped and inscribed copy of The Art of the Weathervane by Steve Miller. We will also include a booklet that could […]

Sotheby’s recently held an Americana themed auction titled “A New Dimension of Tradition: Important American Folk Art,” benefitting the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The copper and zinc horse-drawn fire pumper weathervane by Cushing & White had a top bid of $437,500. We are thrilled to see this beautiful weathervane, and to know it is […]

We made a beautiful 6 foot banner weather vane for the Martha’s Vineyard Federated Church and we just received this lovely article from The Vineyard Gazette about its installation.

We recently collaborated with the Orchestra Victoria in Australia on a fun project. They asked to use our Pied Piper and Bird Weathervane as the cover photo for the program of their To the Four Winds chamber music concert, showcasing the full capacities of the woodwind family, proffering a rich diversity of coulour*, styles and genres. They graciously […]