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Praying Mantis Rain Gauge
Praying Mantis Rain Gauge
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Praying Mantis Rain Gauge

Created by Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy’s charming mantis sculpture is also a rain gauge for your yard or garden.

$89.00

Unique design High quality Artistic Easy to read Great gift Adds charm Sturdy construction
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What Makes It Uncommon

Water Bug

From whence arrived the praying mantis? From outer space, or lost Atlantis? asked poet Ogden Nash. It may look like an otherworldly creature, but this copper cutie (much like an actual mantis) is happiest in your garden. Forged by metal artist Catherine Murphy, this mischievous-looking insect is handmade to measure precipitation. Between its long front legs, it holds a removable rain gauge, making it as useful as it is charming. No wonder, as Nash put it, the mantis’ metal mug grins. Handmade in Asheville, North Carolina.
Catherine Murphy

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Catherine Murphy

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North Carolina

Like attracts like, as well as inspires it.

Growing up in a military family, Catherine Murphy spent her childhood discovering new places around the world, and every place's characteristic outdoor sites. Each time she sits down to create a new piece, however, the metalworker pictures it living in her favorite place in the world: "a fabulous garden," she says, adding that she's "amazed and inspired by life in the garden.” Her nature-themed copper sculptures only serve to make the green spaces themselves more amazing. In fact, it’s that merging of her two loves that "feeds my soul and keeps me motivated," she says. And if the North Carolina resident ever gets stuck, all she needs to do is go outside. "When those moments come up, my go-to spot is a bench by the river," she says. "Living in the mountains and working beside a river make for a wealth of inspiration."

Visit the blog for more on Catherine's creations.

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Made from

copper wire, sheet metal

Measurements

14" L x 7" W x 14" H on 36" stake

Item ID

50892

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