{"product_id":"valmais-hand-painted-wind-dancer-aus-yt","title":"Valmai's Hand-Painted Wind Dancer","description":"\u003c!-- Produktseite Valmai's Hand-Painted Wind Dancer (AUS, Craft Folk) | Palette: Ink #22302A | Eucalyptus #3E6B57 | Wattle #D9A520 | Ochre #C46A2B | Cream #FBF7EF | Line #E7DCC6 --\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=DM+Serif+Display:ital@0;1\u0026family=Source+Serif+4:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;1,400\u0026family=Work+Sans:wght@500;600;700\u0026family=Caveat:wght@500\u0026display=swap');\n.vd-wrap { max-width: 860px !important; margin: 0 auto !important; padding: 8px 0 32px 0 !important; font-family: 'Source Serif 4', Georgia, serif !important; font-size: 17px !important; line-height: 1.68 !important; color: #22302A !important; box-sizing: border-box !important; }\n.vd-wrap * { box-sizing: border-box !important; }\n.vd-wrap p { margin: 0 0 16px 0 !important; }\n.vd-wrap .vd-hero { background: #FBF7EF !important; border: 2px solid #3E6B57 !important; 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}\n.vd-wrap .vd-stat { flex: 1 1 40% !important; }\n.vd-wrap .vd-box, .vd-wrap .vd-cards { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }\n.vd-wrap .vd-guar { flex-direction: column !important; text-align: center !important; }\n.vd-wrap table.vd-vs { font-size: 14px !important; }\n.vd-wrap table.vd-vs th, .vd-wrap table.vd-vs td { padding: 8px 6px !important; }\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-wrap\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 1 HERO --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-kicker\"\u003eHand-painted in the Bellinger Valley, NSW\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"vd-h1\"\u003eA painted lady on a cord. The wind does the dancing.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-lead\"\u003eValmai Kerslake, 75, painted dinnerware by hand for forty-one years. Since 2012 she has painted only these: little bell-skirted dancers with loose legs that swing, cross and kick whenever the air moves. Her eyesight has ended the work. These are her last 160.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vd-chip\"\u003eFinal batch · no restock\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-hand\"\u003e“One sitting in a box is a dancer who never gets to dance.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 2 STATS --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-stats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vd-num\"\u003e160\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vd-lab\"\u003eLeft in total\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vd-num\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vd-lab\"\u003eDancers\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vd-num\"\u003e0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vd-lab\"\u003eBatteries\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vd-num\"\u003e90\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vd-lab\"\u003eDay guarantee\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 3 STORY --\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"vd-h2\"\u003ePainted in an old dairy shed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first one was a doll for her granddaughter Tahnee in the summer of 2012. Valmai ran out of glue, hung the legs loose under the skirt and hooked her on a verandah nail to dry. Two days later a storm came down off the Dorrigo escarpment, and the little lady started turning on her cord, legs kicking like she was learning to waltz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery dancer since has been shaped from clay, fired and painted freehand in the old dairy shed behind Valmai’s farmhouse, with her initials on the inside of the hem and a handwritten card in the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-quote\"\u003e“I painted plates for forty-one years and never once saw one move. I made a doll for a six-year-old, and the wind taught her to dance.”\u003cspan\u003eValmai Kerslake · Bellingen, NSW\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 4 VARIANTS --\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"vd-h2\"\u003eChoose your dancer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-dancers\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-dancer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vd-dot\" style=\"background:#E59A80 !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Painter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eValmai herself at nineteen, in her first week in the pottery paint room, palette in hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-dancer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vd-dot\" style=\"background:#D9822B !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Harvest Dancer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer sister Noreen, who has carried her best Queensland Blue pumpkin into the Bellingen Show for fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-dancer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vd-dot\" style=\"background:#4A86C5 !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Bluebird\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the superb fairy-wrens that have nested in the grevillea by the shed door every spring since 2009. Tahnee always called them bluebirds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-dancer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vd-dot\" style=\"background:#E9B9C4 !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Reader\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eTahnee, who got the very first dancer and spent every school holidays after that reading on the verandah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-dancer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vd-dot\" style=\"background:#E0607A !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Bouquet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe roadside wildflowers Valmai carried down the aisle in 1972. She paints this one slowest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 5 IN THE BOX --\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"vd-h2\"\u003eWhat arrives at your door\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-box\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-boxitem\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e1 hand-painted dancer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout 26.8 cm tall, in the design you choose\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-boxitem\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHanging cord\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnotted around her raised hand, ready to hook up\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-boxitem\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eValmai’s card\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA note written by hand for every order\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-boxitem\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCareful packing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWrapped so she arrives ready to hang or to give\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 6 HOW SHE DANCES --\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"vd-h2\"\u003eHow she dances\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col class=\"vd-steps\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA light breeze:\u003c\/b\u003e she sways back and forth, like somebody humming to herself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA steady wind:\u003c\/b\u003e she turns in slow circles, skirt swinging out, legs drifting behind her.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA real storm:\u003c\/b\u003e she spins and kicks like a girl at a woolshed dance. No motor, no spring, no switch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 7 SIX THINGS --\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"vd-h2\"\u003eSix things that make her different\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-cards\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vd-no\"\u003eNo. 01\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"vd-ct\"\u003eLoose legs, on purpose\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-cx\"\u003eThe legs hang free under the skirt. That is what makes her dance instead of just hanging there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vd-no\"\u003eNo. 02\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"vd-ct\"\u003ePainted freehand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-cx\"\u003eNo decals, no stencils. Every vine and petal is painted line by line, so no two dancers are exactly alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vd-no\"\u003eNo. 03\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"vd-ct\"\u003eOne hanging point\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-cx\"\u003eThe cord is knotted at her raised hand, so she turns freely and moves with even a kitchen-window draught.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vd-no\"\u003eNo. 04\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"vd-ct\"\u003eNo face, the old way\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-cx\"\u003eLike the peg dolls Valmai’s mum made her, the face is left blank, so she can be whoever you love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vd-no\"\u003eNo. 05\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"vd-ct\"\u003eSigned in the hem\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-cx\"\u003eTurn her over: Valmai’s initials, V.K., are painted inside the skirt on every single one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vd-no\"\u003eNo. 06\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"vd-ct\"\u003eA last batch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-cx\"\u003e160 dancers across all five designs. When the shed shelf is empty, there won’t be any more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 8 COMPARISON --\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"vd-h2\"\u003eA shop-bought figure vs. Valmai’s\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"vd-vs\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eShop-bought\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"vd-us\"\u003eValmai’s dancer\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the wind\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHangs still\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"vd-us\"\u003eSways, turns and kicks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrinted sticker that fades\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"vd-us\"\u003ePainted by hand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe hook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThin plastic loop on the head\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"vd-us\"\u003eCord knotted at the raised hand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe face\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe same cartoon smile\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"vd-us\"\u003eLeft blank, the old way\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho made it\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNobody you’ll ever meet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"vd-us\"\u003eSigned V.K. inside the hem\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 9 EXPERT --\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"vd-h2\"\u003eFrom someone who knows the craft\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-expert\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-eq\"\u003e“The Bellinger Valley has always had makers, and I’ve seen a lot of hand-painted work come through the markets. What you notice with Valmai is the line. Forty years of painting dinnerware gives you a steadiness you can’t teach. A piece like this, painted freehand and signed, would sit on a gallery shelf in Byron at three or four times her price. That she’s letting the last of them go this way is her choice, and it’s a generous one.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-en\"\u003e— Rhonda Pettit, 27 years running a craft gallery in Bellingen, NSW\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 10 PERFECT FOR --\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"vd-h2\"\u003ePerfect for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-tags\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eVerandahs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePergolas \u0026amp; decks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGarden shepherd’s hooks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTree branches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBalconies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKitchen windows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA gift for Mum or Nan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGardeners \u0026amp; bird lovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnyone who loves a windy day\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 11 GUARANTEE --\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"vd-h2\"\u003eThe Kerslake guarantee\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-guar\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vd-seal\"\u003e90\u003csmall\u003eDAYS\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery order ships within 1–2 days and comes with a 90-day money-back guarantee. Hang her up, give her a few windy afternoons, and if she isn’t what you hoped for, send one email and you get your money back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 12 FAQ --\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"vd-h2\"\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-faq\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-fq\"\u003eDoes she make any sound?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-fa\"\u003eNo. She is a dancer, not a chime. She moves silently, so she’s just as welcome outside a bedroom window as on the verandah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-faq\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-fq\"\u003eHow much wind does she need?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-fa\"\u003eVery little. A light breeze sets her swaying, and a steady wind turns her in circles. Hang her where air can reach her from more than one side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-faq\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-fq\"\u003eCan she stay outside all year?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-fa\"\u003eYes. Under the verandah roof her colours stay bright the longest. If a cyclone or a wild hailstorm is on the way, bring her in for the night, like a hanging basket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vd-faq\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-fq\"\u003eWill mine look exactly like the photos?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vd-fa\"\u003eVery close. Because every dancer is painted by hand, small details in the pattern and colour vary a little from piece to piece. That is how you know it is hers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 13 DETAILS --\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"vd-h2\"\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"vd-data\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"vd-k\"\u003eDesigns\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Painter · The Harvest Dancer · The Bluebird · The Reader · The Bouquet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"vd-k\"\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApprox. 26.8 cm tall × 10.5 cm wide × 8.6 cm deep (10.6 × 4.1 × 3.4 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"vd-k\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-shaped clay, fired, painted by hand with a matte finish; initials V.K. inside the hem\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"vd-k\"\u003eHanging\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCord knotted at the raised hand; loose legs that move in the wind\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"vd-k\"\u003eUse\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutdoors and indoors · no batteries, no sound\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"vd-k\"\u003eMade by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eValmai Kerslake, Bellingen, NSW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"vd-k\"\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinal batch: 160 dancers in total, no restock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"vd-k\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShips within 1–2 days\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"vd-k\"\u003eGuarantee\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90-day money-back guarantee\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Handmade by Valmai Kerslake","offers":[{"title":"The Painter","offer_id":51250808946913,"sku":"DHOD9-ML190005","price":34.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"The Harvest Dancer","offer_id":51250808979681,"sku":"DHOD9-ML190001","price":34.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"The Bluebird","offer_id":51250809012449,"sku":"DHOD9-ML190002","price":34.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"The Reader","offer_id":51250809045217,"sku":"DHOD9-ML190003","price":34.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"The Bouquet","offer_id":51250809077985,"sku":"DHOD9-ML190004","price":34.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5234\/2497\/files\/valmai-wind-dancer-painter.png?v=1792930581","url":"https:\/\/craft-folk.com\/products\/valmais-hand-painted-wind-dancer-aus-yt","provider":"CRAFTFOLK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}