{"product_id":"arts-mermaid-birdbath","title":"Art's Mermaid Birdbath","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"\u003e\n\u003ctitle\u003eArt's Mermaid Bird Bath\u003c\/title\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Libre+Baskerville:ital,wght@0,400;0,700;1,400\u0026family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700\u0026display=swap');\n.mm{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:22px 16px;background:#EFE8D6;color:#33291F;font-family:'Libre Baskerville',Georgia,serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;text-align:center}\n.mm *{box-sizing:border-box}\n.mm h2,.mm h3,.mm p{margin:0}\n.mm img{display:block;max-width:100%;border-radius:14px}\n.dots{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:5px;margin:0 auto 14px}\n.dots i{width:11px;height:11px;border-radius:2px;display:block}\n.d1{background:#D1A33F}.d2{background:#2F6670}.d3{background:#C0562F}.d4{background:#FFFDF8;border:1px solid #D9CFB8}.d5{background:#4A3A66}.d6{background:#8FA774}\n.story{background:#EFE8D6;border:1px solid #D9CFB8;border-top:4px solid #2F6670;border-radius:14px;padding:30px 24px;margin-bottom:26px}\n.story h1{font-size:28px;line-height:1.25;color:#2F6670;margin:0 0 14px;font-weight:700}\n.story p{color:#4B3E2E}\n.quote{font-style:italic;font-size:19px;line-height:1.6;margin:22px auto 4px;max-width:560px;color:#33291F}\n.quote span{display:block;font-style:normal;font-family:'Inter',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#7A6A56;margin-top:8px}\n.eyebrow{font-family:'Inter',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#2F6670;margin-bottom:8px}\n.title{font-size:26px;line-height:1.25;color:#2F6670;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:10px}\n.intro{color:#5A4A38;font-size:15px;margin:0 auto 22px;max-width:560px}\n.sec{margin:42px 0 0}\n.grid2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:12px;margin-top:16px;text-align:center}\n.card{background:#FFFDF8;border:1px solid #E3D8BF;border-radius:14px;padding:20px 16px}\n.card .eyebrow{margin-bottom:6px}\n.card h3{font-size:16px;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:6px;color:#33291F}\n.card p{font-size:14px;color:#5A4A38;line-height:1.6}\n.feat{text-align:center;margin-top:12px}\n.feat h3{font-size:19px;color:#2F6670;margin-bottom:8px}\n.feat p{font-size:15px;color:#4B3E2E}\n.gal{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:10px;margin:30px 0 0}\n.gal img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover}\n.exp{background:#FFFDF8;border:1px solid #E3D8BF;border-radius:14px;padding:26px 22px;margin-top:40px;font-style:italic}\n.exp b{display:block;margin-top:12px;font-style:normal;font-family:'Inter',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#2F6670}\n.tags{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:8px;margin-top:14px}\n.tags span{background:#FFFDF8;border:1px solid #E3D8BF;border-radius:999px;padding:8px 14px;font-family:'Inter',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px}\n.chk{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:14px 0 0;text-align:left}\n.chk li{background:#FFFDF8;border:1px solid #E3D8BF;border-radius:14px;padding:14px 16px 14px 46px;margin-bottom:10px;position:relative;font-size:14px;color:#4B3E2E}\n.chk li:before{content:\"✓\";position:absolute;left:16px;top:13px;color:#2F6670;font-weight:700;font-family:'Inter',Arial,sans-serif}\n.chk b{display:block;color:#33291F;font-size:15px}\n.prom{background:#FFFDF8;border:2px solid #2F6670;border-radius:14px;padding:26px 22px;margin-top:22px}\n.prom h3{color:#2F6670;font-size:21px;margin-bottom:8px}\n.note{font-size:14px;color:#5A4A38;margin-top:20px;font-style:italic}\n.tbl{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:16px;background:#FFFDF8;border:1px solid #E3D8BF;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;text-align:left;font-family:'Inter',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px}\n.tbl td{padding:11px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid #EFE6D0;vertical-align:top}\n.tbl td:first-child{width:30%;font-weight:700;color:#2F6670;background:#F7F1E1}\n@media(max-width:560px){.grid2{grid-template-columns:1fr}.gal{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.story h1{font-size:23px}}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"story\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dots\"\u003e\n\u003ci class=\"d1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d2\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d3\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d4\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d5\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d6\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eHand-finished in Gloucester, Massachusetts · Last series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eCarved by a boat carver whose concrete bird bath split in the frost\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArt Lindqvist, 73. He spent forty years carving ship figureheads, eagles and maidens and a leaping dolphin for a schooner restoration. Then the old concrete bird bath by his shed cracked across in its second January frost. His wife June had asked him to fix it three winters running, so he built a mermaid instead. The first was too tall, the second too heavy, and the fourth was right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"quote\"\u003e“I'd rather they stand in gardens than in my shop.”\u003cspan\u003e— Art Lindqvist, Gloucester, Massachusetts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d8j0ntlcm91z4.cloudfront.net\/user_3GSKJFyRoFHVej4UJmHtExb9dmt\/hf_20261108_121811_7c3ab9fa-c623-4627-97ae-56a99ed268f5_min.webp\" alt=\"Art's Mermaid Bird Bath\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dots\"\u003e\n\u003ci class=\"d1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d2\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d3\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d4\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d5\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d6\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eWhat you receive\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"title\"\u003eWhat arrives at your door\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eThe bath\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA kneeling mermaid\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe lifts a wide, shallow shell above her head, with her tail curled behind her\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eThe finish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBronze body, blue-green scales\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA dark, bronze-toned body and blue-green scales that soften outdoors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eThe shell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShallow by design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShallow enough that a sparrow can stand in it, with the water held up off the ground\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eReturns\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e30 days to try it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf it is not right, send it back for your money back, no questions asked\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gal\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d8j0ntlcm91z4.cloudfront.net\/user_3GSKJFyRoFHVej4UJmHtExb9dmt\/hf_20261108_121812_ea317b11-5787-4104-a9ac-99f034c44903_min.webp\" alt=\"The bath in a frosty garden\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d8j0ntlcm91z4.cloudfront.net\/user_3GSKJFyRoFHVej4UJmHtExb9dmt\/hf_20261108_121811_5fd10c3a-1a52-4a62-9a99-b9d4b4e43175_min.webp\" alt=\"Art in his harbor workshop\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d8j0ntlcm91z4.cloudfront.net\/user_3GSKJFyRoFHVej4UJmHtExb9dmt\/hf_20261108_122814_8a6f49a2-db20-4c3e-9d88-b2dbbd0b8375_min.webp\" alt=\"Close-up of the shell and scales\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d8j0ntlcm91z4.cloudfront.net\/user_3GSKJFyRoFHVej4UJmHtExb9dmt\/hf_20261108_121811_ba767c04-de22-4018-93a0-f0a55a1766c7_min.webp\" alt=\"Art filling the shell at dawn\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d8j0ntlcm91z4.cloudfront.net\/user_3GSKJFyRoFHVej4UJmHtExb9dmt\/hf_20261108_121811_00b69ff3-2acb-4150-ad98-177980b38c40_min.webp\" alt=\"Finished mermaids in the workshop\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d8j0ntlcm91z4.cloudfront.net\/user_3GSKJFyRoFHVej4UJmHtExb9dmt\/hf_20261108_122814_f7a6f33a-05b4-4337-86cd-de80c8c9897f_min.webp\" alt=\"Sparrows bathing beside lavender\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dots\"\u003e\n\u003ci class=\"d1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d2\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d3\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d4\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d5\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d6\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eWhy this bird bath\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"title\"\u003eSix things you will not find on a concrete bird bath\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"intro\"\u003eArt has watched what birds actually use in his own garden at six every morning. These details come from that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card feat\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eMade for frost\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBuilt to stand through winter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe old concrete bath split in the second frost. This one was made to stay outdoors through the cold, with no need to bring her in or wrap her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card feat\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eThe shell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShallow, so small birds use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wide, shallow shell is what song sparrows, chickadees and finches will actually step into. A sparrow stands in it up to its ankles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card feat\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eHeight\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWater held up off the ground\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mermaid lifts the bowl, which keeps the water cleaner and a little out of reach of cats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card feat\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA finish that ages well\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dark, bronze-toned body and blue-green scales soften outdoors, the way a good boat carving does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card feat\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFour tries to get her right\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first was too tall and the second too heavy. The fourth had the proportions Art wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card feat\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eCare\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEasy to look after\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the shell topped up with fresh water, rinse every few days with a splash and a brush, and in freezing weather check each morning and break up any ice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"exp\"\u003eArt walks to his garden at six every morning with a tin jug. A song sparrow, the chickadees and a cardinal he calls the Deacon are usually waiting. His advice is to give it a week: expect nothing on day one, the regulars notice by day three, and by the end of the first week most people have a real bird bath.\u003cb\u003eFrom Art\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dots\"\u003e\n\u003ci class=\"d1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d2\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d3\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d4\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d5\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"d6\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eWhere it goes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"title\"\u003eA gift that makes people go quiet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tags\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🌿 Gardens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🐦 Bird lovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🎁 Mother or grandmother\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🏡 A first home\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌺 Beside a shrub or hedge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🧓 A grandfather and granddaughter garden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🪴 Patios\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌊 Anyone who loves the sea\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sec\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eQuality promise\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"title\"\u003eFive things you can check yourself\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"chk\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHand-finished by Art.\u003c\/b\u003eEvery mermaid is finished by hand in his Gloucester workshop, one at a time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA shallow shell.\u003c\/b\u003eLook at the bowl. It is wide and shallow so small birds can stand in it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLifted off the ground.\u003c\/b\u003eThe mermaid holds the shell up, so the water stays cleaner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMade for frost.\u003c\/b\u003eShe stays outside all winter. No wrapping and no bringing her in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLast series.\u003c\/b\u003eArt is closing his workshop when the lease ends in December. There is no restock.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prom\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eArt's 30-day promise\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePut her in your garden and give her a month. If she is not what you hoped for, send her back and get your money back. No questions asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"note\"\u003eHand-finished variation: each mermaid is finished by hand, so small differences in colour and detail from the photos are normal. Place her within a few steps of a shrub or hedge, and keep the shell topped up with fresh water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sec\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eThe details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"title\"\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"tbl\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProduct\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArt's mermaid bird bath\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKneeling mermaid lifting a wide, shallow shell above her head, tail curled behind\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDark, bronze-toned body with blue-green scales that soften outdoors\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUse\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutdoor bird bath, made to stay out through frost\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlacement\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWithin a few steps of a shrub or hedge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKeep the shell topped up with fresh water, rinse every few days with a splash and a brush, break up any ice in freezing weather\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGloucester, Massachusetts, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFree\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReturns\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 days, no questions asked\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLast series, no restock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"CedarAndTin Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53517914112267,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4272\/4619\/files\/hf_20261108_122156_b082e97a-3002-483f-b165-6ea2dbda1013.png?v=1794141715","url":"https:\/\/cedarandtinco.com\/products\/arts-mermaid-birdbath","provider":"CedarAndTin Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}