Pink Sand Great Star

The Pink Sand Great Star hangs on a single screw using the keyhole mount on the back. The screw, wall anchor, and instructions are all included. Installation takes about ninety seconds. The mount sits flush against the wall once hung, leaving no visible hardware. It can be repositioned without wall damage

The Great Star is a variety of protea, and the protea carries a meaning of courage, transformation, and resilience -- it is one of the oldest flowering plants on earth and has outlasted most of what originally grew alongside it. In Japanese botanical tradition the protea is an adopted flower that arrived and was taken more seriously than it was in its country of origin. Pink sand adds the layer of something early and unhurried, before the day has positions

The Pink Sand Great Star is an excellent gift for an architecture lover because the great star form is inherently architectural -- it is all geometry, all deliberate structure, all outward movement from a resolved center. The pink sand glaze is warm and unusual. It ships in a gift box to over forty countries. For someone who notices structure and thinks about it, this is a gift that will go on the wall and stay there

The Pink Sand Great Star works particularly well in office walls, entryways, and any room that can support a piece with strong geometric presence. The radiating form holds the eye from a distance, which makes it effective on longer walls and in rooms where one strong statement is preferable to several smaller ones. The pink sand glaze sits well against white, off-white, and deep grey walls

The Pink Sand Great Star suits minimalist, organic modern, and Japandi interiors well -- the great star form is geometric and the pink sand glaze is restrained. It also works as a statement piece in more layered interiors where the geometry functions as a point of clarity. the Japan Collection was developed from Japanese botanical principles, so the piece sits naturally in spaces that have thought about negative space and what sits in it

The Pink Sand Great Star works well as a teacher gift because it is specific and unusual -- it is not a generic item and it does not suggest a last-minute decision. The great star form is botanical and architectural. The pink sand glaze is warm and calm. It ships gift-ready in a gift box. For a teacher who will put it on a wall at home rather than in a drawer, this is a gift that will last considerably longer than the school year

The Pink Sand Great Star ships in a gift box that is included with purchase. No additional wrapping required. It ships to over forty countries. The gift box is designed to be presented directly, which removes one decision from the process

Not by anyone over the age of seven. The name refers to the great star variety of protea, which in turn refers to the radiating form of the flower rather than to celestial objects. This has not been a source of confusion at the Royal Ontario Museum, where it has been on display