This Australian Shepherds Weathervane – Double on Hill, is the second commission from a client who so fondly commemorates her delightful companions. Some years ago she also ordered our Australian Shepherd Running Weathervane. All of the dogs in these orders are portraits. Some are portraits of more than one dog! We accomplish this feat with the help of photos of the dogs that are detailed enough we can replicate their markings in optional gold and palladium leaf in addition to matching their confirmations and profiles. You will see that each side of the tri-colored is quite different, those are the markings of two different of her beloved dogs.

These copper dogs are fabricated in detailed Swell-Bodied technique. Their fur is created with many many many hammer strikes by our artisans with their specialized hammers. The dog’s glass eyes are brown for the tri-color and blue for the merle. There is an inscription with their names on the horizontal tube and ‘Lucky Pennies‘ from important dates are capping the tube and one is inside the merle.

Portrait weather vanes of beloved family pets are very popular. They touch everyone’s hearts and make really great family heirlooms that are valued in many ways beyond their true value as a Traditional Folk Art.