Curlew Wall Plaque
 
Handmade ceramic plaque
Size 24cm (width) x 22.5cm (height)
Suitable for indoor or outdoor display (if protected from frost)
 
The plaque has two holes, disguised by ceramic beads, for hanging purposes.
Indoor hanging: Wire attached at the back can be hung on an ordinary picture hook
Outdoor hanging: brass screws directly through the holes will give a secure fixing.
 
Curlews  are the largest of European waders. They have a very distinctive burbling cry, which echoes across the estuary as they come to land in the field behind my studio, in winter. I love the elegant curved beak.
They are now on the amber list of endangered species here in the UK, so behind this artistic representation is a prayer for the protection and regeneration of the habitats they live in; estuary and moorland.