Mary Poppins Weather Vane at Disneyland

We just recently received photos from our nephew, Todd, and his wife, Jacki, who made a trip to Disneyland with their niece and nephew. We mentioned that we had a Mary Poppins Weather Vane on display on Main Street and if they saw it, would they take pictures and send them to us. This they did and I have attached them here. Mary Poppins Weather Vane

Chinese Zodiac Weathervane Webpage

Here at West Coast Weather Vanes, we have started to develop Themed Weathervane webpages to better assist our customers in selecting the right weathervane for their unique lifestyle. Over the years, we have discovered that most people choose a weathervane based on their interests or passions. With over 700 unique West Coast Weather Vanes designs from which to choose, this can make the selection process somewhat challenging. 

To assist prospective customers in finding the perfect weathervane, we've started grouping together some of our weathervane designs according to particular interests to help get our visitor's creative juices flowing. This has been a fun process for us as well as we've discovered new ways to think about our own work as well.

Our newest Themed Webpage is based on the Animals in the Chinese Zodiac. In doing the research for this new webpage, I learned a number of interesting things about this age old tradition. Please check out our new webpage and let us know what you think: Chinese Zodiac Weather Vanes.

To date, here are links to come of our other Themed Weather Vane pages:

Astronomy Weathervanes

Sports Weather Vanes

Storybook and Literary Weathervanes

Commemorative Weathervanes

Special Holiday Weathervanes

Plant Themed Weathervanes

Sailboat Weather Vanes

Wine and Viticulture Weather Vanes

Some of the pages we plan to add in the future include Endangered Species weather vanes, Desert and Southwestern Themed vanes, Northwestern weathervanes, Southern State weathervanes, Gardening vanes and Bird Watching weathervanes.

Please let us know what you think of these pages and if you have any suggestions for Themed Pages we can add in the future.

Scary Cat Weather Vane

Scary Cat Weathervane. For those who like their cats scary, here is a new weathervane design for you! Our customer for this weathervane opted for us to give the cat red glass eyes and then added optional red glass globes to complement it. Needless to say, he is a big fan of Halloween, not to mention cats!

 

Moon & Stars Weathervane (aka the Man In the Moon weathervane)

This Moon and Stars weathervane was made for a couple in Los Angeles. They had just completed a landscaping remodel which incorporated a new river rock stairway. We made their Moon vane with optional gold leafed stars and the streaks in the comet’s tail. They selected light topaz translucent glass jewels for the Man In the Moon’s eyes.

Our customers also sent us this photo which captures the Man in the Moon smiling approvingly at the lovely rainbow.

Squirrel Weather Vane customer photos

We recently received some photos by a customer of ours in Southern California. They have one of our medium sized (two foot sculpture piece) Squirrel weathervanes. They placed it a top a two car garage in a lovely garden setting.

There weathervane was made in traditional copper with optional gold leafed accents to match the creamy markings on the squirrel's underside and the body of the acorn. This squirrel also has brown glass eyes with black pupils to give it a more animated appearance.

Radio Talk on KZSC

If you'd like to hear my recent interview on "Artists on Art " with Nada Miljkovic, it is now posted on her website. In it, I talk a bit about our work here at West Coast Weather Vanes and talk about the upcoming Three Cups of Tea Santa Cruz fundraiser. Hint: if you skip to minute 2:45 in the interview, you'll miss some of the of the general announcements, etc. that precede it.

Mary Poppins Weathervane - Some new photos

We just received in some photos of a Mary Poppins weathervane we made for a customer in Southern California. The vane was made as a Christmas Gift for his wife and was mounted on top of a second story deck. We made this Mary Poppins weather vane with translucent glass eyes and gold leafed accents.  

This is a medium (two-foot sculpture piece) weathervane. Here you can see a shot of it from the driveway.

Here are a few more photos of her, showing some details on her face & hat, shoes and carpet bag.