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What Makes It Uncommon
We Eat Your Greens
Goats have become famously adorable lawn mowers. Why not hire a giraffe to trim your greenery? Metal master Chris Crooks designed these graceful herbivores to give the illusion that they’re munching on the leaves of nearby bushes or trees. He cuts them from cold rolled steel and age-accelerates it to create a bright, ruddy, rust patina. What Makes It Uncommons like horns and a mane make these lawn pets stand out, drawing double-takes—and delighted laughs. Two sizes, mother and baby, that face opposite directions. Each has a built-in ground stake. Handmade in Arizona.Made from
16 gauge crs steel
Measurements
Standard: 15" L x x 3" W x 34" H; Large: 19" L x 4" W x 45" H
Care
6" stakes included.
Notes
Patina will darken over time.
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51553
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created by Chris Crooks
location
Arizona
“I started out from my garage. As the business grew, and my wife’s and neighbors' patience stretched, it was time to move to an industrial space. There I can bang and grind at all hours of the night. It's 1,000 square feet of pure metalworking nirvana.”
Chris Crooks took a winding road to get to where he is now—creating imaginative lawn sculptures inspired by the Southwest landscape he calls home. After graduating from the Art Institute of Philadelphia, Chris worked in advertising, then ran a printing business with his wife, while painting during his free time. It was when the couple moved to Tucson that Chris collaborated with a metal art manufacturer and fell in love with the art form. He now designs and creates sculptures in his studio at the foot of the Santa Rita Mountains. "I always wanted to make a living doing something genuinely enjoyable," he says. "To get up in the morning raring to go, and never having enough time to do everything you want to do."
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