This sleek Yellowtail Weathervane was first commissioned as a gift from a wife to her avid fisherman husband. Yellowtail are his favorite sport fish to catch and they are delicious! He was delighted with his gift.

It can be a challenge through the years to choose really good gifts for our spouses. After you’ve given them every accessory and tool for their hobbies and trades, what’s next? That’s where a weather vane can be just the thing. Weathervanes are popular gifts because they are enduring functional art pieces that remind the recipient daily of how they are appreciated for who they are what they are passionate about. And through those associations they become cherished family heirlooms, all while gaining value as Folk Art.

As pictured above, the sculpture piece is fabricated from copper, in swell bodied style. It is a mirror image, meaning it looks the same from both sides. It has custom glass fish eyes. Optional gold leaf was requested for the natural markings of the yellowtail: the body side stripe, fins, and tail. The addition of a Security Device was also requested because this vane would be mounted on the windy coasts of Blairgowrie, Australia.

There are ‘Lucky Pennies’ mounted inside, commemorating important dates in the family, in addition to the traditional penny from the year their weathervane was sealed shut. On the vertical rod there is a personal inscription.

We enjoy surprise gift projects and hearing back about how they were received. Sometimes the recipient doesn’t know how much pleasure they are going to take in the art piece until months after the installation and seeing it happily revolving in the winds.