Artie's Handmade Metal Robin
Leave it out in the garden and the rain rings it for you. Numbered tongues and a songbook in the same numbers, so there is nothing to learn first.
Artie's Handmade Metal Robin
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- ☂It plays itself when it rains. Put it under the run-off and the weather sounds the tongues. No power, no batteries.
- ♪There is no wrong note. Pentatonic tuning means any two tongues sound right together.
- ☐No lessons needed. The tongues are numbered and the songbook uses those same numbers.
- ◆Made to stay outside. Powder-coated steel, through the wet months.
Why it is called that. Margaret is the grandmother it was first made for, by her granddaughter, because she had loved the sound for years and only ever heard it somewhere else.
Artie's Metal Robin is a small handcrafted garden and home sculpture made from reclaimed silverware by retired Oregon blacksmith Arthur Miller.
Each robin is formed from bent and welded forks, spoons, and knife handles. The rounded breast is shaped from a spoon bowl, the wing lines come from opened fork tines, and the standing branch base is finished by hand so every piece carries its own subtle patina and character.
At approximately 15–20 cm tall, it is designed for a porch rail, windowsill, shelf, memorial garden corner, planter, or any small place where morning light can catch the metal. Because each sculpture is made from recycled silverware, small variations in marks, polish, and curve are part of the work rather than flaws.
Handcrafted by Arthur from recycled silverware. Made for gardens, homes, remembrance spaces, and spring gifts.