Black Forge Art

Wildlife weathervanes

We never know what animal themed weathervane design request will come at us next and we are always happy to supply a design of whatever creature you fancy atop your weathervane. They are not mass produced, computerised, off the shelf, metal ‘stamped out’ weathervanes, nor as our Americans friends would say, - ‘Cookie-Cut’.


Consequently, any design can be personalised to your meet your own specifications. Elements within the following designs can be added to or taken away. We specialise in portraits from photographs and sketches, and one-off commissions, are always enthusiastically undertaken. It’s what we do and it’s what we enjoy.


The following examples of previous commissions show signs as well as weathervanes because the main design elements between the two are almost always interchangeable, i.e. sign designs can be used as weathervanes and weathervane designs can be used as signs.


If you were interested in one of the examples below as a weathervane instead of a sign or vice versa, please contact us and we will supply, for your approval, an emailed design of how this would look, free of charge.

Deer are always popular and this scene has the stag, hind and fawn as a family scene.
This is the same red stag on his own.
This is another red Stag from a different angle.
Sika deer as a house name plaque.
Deer, fawn and tree scene weathervane.
Badgers, - in this case a mother and cubs, enable me to include some enhancing filigrees work.
This customer asked for the same badger as a weathervane but with the addition of a pair of ducklings.
Foxes are traditional and popular on weathervanes, - I call this one Yonder Fox.
A hunting scene with the fox successfully evading the hounds (6).
Fox in the ditch while the hounds go over.
This is a re-working of an old Victorian fox weathervane.
Another hunting scene with fox out front.
Here's our Yonder Fox with the customer's nickname and message from his wife beneath.
Fleeing fox.
Homeward Bound Fox.
Fox weathervane for Foxhill School.
Hares boxing - weathervane.
Hare Running weathervane 1.
Hare Running weathervane 2.
Squirrel with acorn weathervane.
Hedgehog Family weathervane.
Seal weathervane for Mr. and Mrs. Seal.
Fir Trees weathervane for 'The Firs'.
Dragonflies weathervane.
Badger and cubs incorporated into customer's garden gate with house name.
Grizzly Bears weathervane worked from customer's photograph.
A not so grizzly bear with his little friend in tow.
Another cuddly bear A Koala up his gum tree, - for Australian customer.
Angler with salmon weathervane, - and its not quite in the net.
Fish Eagle and sea trout weathervane.
A more contemporary stainless steel 3D fish weathervane (2).
This customer was very happy with his beehive weathervane.
Family crest wild boar.
A fun mother and calf elephant weathervane.
Single cow elephant.
A whole herd of elephants on a large weathervane.
Wendy the elephant with Andy her keeper.
Desert scene with camel and oasis.
Three dragon scene from sketch supplied by customer.
Toad weathervane for Toad Hole, - from the original Wind In Willows illustration.
Unicorn weathervane.
Wyvern weathervane with sphere.
Classic old design St. George And The Dragon weathervane.
Dragon - On Cliff-Top weathervane.
Welsh Dragon Weathervane.
Windswept tree and deer taking flight weathervane.
Rod with a road end sign with a pair of rutting Roe Deer atop.
This badgers name plaque would be unrecognisable without the cut-out work within the design.
This customer asked for a single badger as a hanging bracket sign.
Our Yonder Fox incorporated into a framed house name.
Fox stalking the horizon beyond a moongazing hare and owls sign.
Hares Boxing - Framed Sign.
Hare 2 on hanging bracket sign.
Hare And Moon wall plaque designed by customer.
Woodland Wildlife in 3 ft. framed sign (2).
Wildlife and birds in 3 ft. framed sign.
Grizzly bears weathervane - detail.
This customer had some pet Tapirs.
A rather excellent name for a pub (on the bank side of Loch Lomond).
This sea Otter sign was delivered to Monterey Bay in California where the customer looked out onto them.
The badgers again, - this time on a hanging bracket sign.
Leaping Salmon weathervane.
The same salmon used in a 2 ft. framed sign.
Another salmon worked from the customer's supplied flyer for his fishing lochs in Scotland.
A Griffin incorporated into a house sign.
Welsh Dragon in framed sign with cut letters.
Cedar trees sign from photograph of trees in customer's garden.
Apple Tree with children's swing from supplied photograph.
Tree and Cottage hanging bracket sign.
Windswept tree with wild and windswept sheep on farm road end sign - Windywalls.
Noah's Ark as a house name plaque with cut letters.
Gaggle of Meerkats as a house name plaque.
Bats with cut letters house name plaque.
Fun family of rabbits sign for Martha's Den.
Back to the Red Deer Family, - this time in a 3 ft. framed sign.
Deer - stag and hind sign.
Lone deer in a 2 ft. sign.
Leysdown Village Sign with an assortment of coastal wildlife on their nature reserve (+ it's first manned flight claim to fame)..
The most recent incarnation of our workshop sign.
Rod Cutting on a winter's evening.

We are happy to offer advice as to the feasibility of your sought after weathervane design, location and mounting bracket. This design can either be one of our previous commissions shown above, or a completely bespoke weathervane designed and made to your own idea. We regularly work from supplied photographs, sketches and logos, sometimes despite these initially seeming a little implausible in their usability!


Don’t be shy of getting in touch, we are a pretty easy going and personable bunch who enjoy dealing with customers personally.


Once your weathervane commission has been completed it will be comprehensively packaged and delivered direct to your home. This will arrive in one or two boxes depending upon its size and shape, and come complete with all the components, simple assembly and mounting instructions.


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