This Stylized Tortoise Weathervane was designed to be mounted atop a commercial building with a Tortoise as their business logo. It replaced a smaller weather vane that was not to scale for the building and had no particular relevance to the business. It was ordered in a large size, and optional gold leaf was requested to delineate the sections of the shell. This size and the bright spots of the gold will both bring visibility to the sculpture piece from ground level.

Our master artisans crafted this copper sculpture piece in Swell Bodied style. It is a mirror image, meaning it looks the same from any side the prevailing winds have you viewing it. Though it is a challenge to hammer copper into very smooth rounded shapes, our team has that mastered. The business initials and the date are inscribed on the horizontal tube and ‘Lucky Pennies‘ cap each end of the tube.

We create many business themed weathervanes. We’ve made them for dentists, sports arenas, colleges, day care centers, breweries and medical clinics, to name a few. This tortoise is particularly visually effective, and definitely in keeping with the historical use of weather vanes to help customers find businesses.