{"product_id":"thirzas-hand-painted-wind-dancer","title":"Thirza's Hand-Painted Wind Dancer","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Fraunces:ital,opsz,wght@0,9..144,500;1,9..144,400\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.tz-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: #24302A !important; box-sizing: border-box !important; }\n.tz-wrap * { box-sizing: border-box !important; }\n.tz-wrap p { margin: 0 0 16px 0 !important; }\n.tz-wrap .tz-hero { background: #F8F5EE !important; border: 2px solid #5B4A72 !important; border-radius: 4px !important; padding: 34px 28px 28px 28px !important; margin: 0 0 22px 0 !important; position: relative !important; text-align: center !important; 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}\n.tz-wrap table.tz-vs th, .tz-wrap table.tz-vs td { padding: 8px 6px !important; }\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-wrap\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-kicker\"\u003eHand-painted in the Staffordshire Moorlands\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"tz-h1\"\u003eA painted lady on a cord. The wind does the dancing.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-lead\"\u003eThirza Hollinshead, 75, painted tableware by hand in a Burslem pottery 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=\"tz-chip\"\u003eFinal batch · no restock\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-hand\"\u003e“One sitting in a box is a dancer who never gets to dance.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-stats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tz-num\"\u003e160\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"tz-lab\"\u003eLeft in total\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tz-num\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"tz-lab\"\u003eDancers\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tz-num\"\u003e0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"tz-lab\"\u003eBatteries\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tz-num\"\u003e90\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"tz-lab\"\u003eDay guarantee\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 class=\"tz-h2\"\u003ePainted in an old stone shippon\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first one was a doll for her granddaughter Imogen in the spring of 2012. Thirza ran out of glue, hung the legs loose under the skirt and hooked her on a nail in the porch to dry. Two days later a storm came in over the Roaches, 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 cow house behind Thirza’s cottage near Leek, with her initials on the inside of the hem and a handwritten card in the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-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\u003eThirza Hollinshead · Leek, Staffordshire\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 class=\"tz-h2\"\u003eChoose your dancer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-dancers\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-dancer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tz-dot\" style=\"background:#E59A80 !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Painter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirza herself at nineteen, in her first week in the decorating shop, palette in hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-dancer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tz-dot\" style=\"background:#D9822B !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Harvest Dancer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer sister Edna, who has carried the best pumpkin from her allotment into the Leek Show tent every autumn for fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-dancer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tz-dot\" style=\"background:#4A86C5 !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Bluebird\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the blue tits that have nested in the box on the shippon wall every spring since 2009. Imogen always called them the bluebirds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-dancer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tz-dot\" style=\"background:#E9B9C4 !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Reader\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eImogen, who got the very first dancer and spent every summer holiday after that reading on the window seat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-dancer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tz-dot\" style=\"background:#E0607A !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Bouquet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wildflowers from the Meerbrook road that Thirza 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\u003ch3 class=\"tz-h2\"\u003eWhat arrives at your door\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-box\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-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=\"tz-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=\"tz-boxitem\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThirza’s card\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA note written by hand for every order\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-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\u003ch3 class=\"tz-h2\"\u003eHow she dances\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col class=\"tz-steps\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA light breeze:\u003c\/b\u003e she sways back and forth, like someone humming to herself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA steady westerly:\u003c\/b\u003e she turns in slow circles, skirt swinging out, legs drifting behind her.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA proper gale:\u003c\/b\u003e she spins and kicks like a girl at a village dance. No motor, no spring, no switch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 class=\"tz-h2\"\u003eSix things that make her different\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-cards\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tz-no\"\u003eNo. 01\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"tz-ct\"\u003eLoose legs, on purpose\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-cx\"\u003eThe legs hang free under the skirt. That’s what makes her dance instead of just hanging there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tz-no\"\u003eNo. 02\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"tz-ct\"\u003ePainted freehand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-cx\"\u003eNo transfers, 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=\"tz-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tz-no\"\u003eNo. 03\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"tz-ct\"\u003eOne hanging point\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-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=\"tz-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tz-no\"\u003eNo. 04\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"tz-ct\"\u003eNo face, the old way\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-cx\"\u003eLike the corn dolly her grandmother plaited in 1956, the face is left blank, so she can be whoever you love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tz-no\"\u003eNo. 05\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"tz-ct\"\u003eSigned in the hem\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-cx\"\u003eTurn her over: Thirza’s initials, T.H., are painted inside the skirt on every single one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tz-no\"\u003eNo. 06\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"tz-ct\"\u003eA last batch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-cx\"\u003e160 dancers across all five designs. When the shippon shelf is empty, there won’t be any more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 class=\"tz-h2\"\u003eA garden-centre figure vs. Thirza’s\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"tz-vs\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGarden centre\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"tz-us\"\u003eThirza’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=\"tz-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 transfer that fades\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"tz-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=\"tz-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=\"tz-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 know\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"tz-us\"\u003eSigned T.H. inside the hem\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 class=\"tz-h2\"\u003eFrom someone who knows Staffordshire painting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-expert\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-eq\"\u003e“The Potteries trained some of the finest hand-paintresses in the world, and I’ve seen a lot of their work come through the gallery. What you notice with Thirza is the line. Forty years in a decorating shop gives you a steadiness you can’t teach. A piece like this, painted freehand and signed, would sit on a gallery shelf 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=\"tz-en\"\u003e— Rosalind Plant, 27 years running a craft gallery in Leek, Staffordshire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 class=\"tz-h2\"\u003ePerfect for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-tags\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePorches \u0026amp; back doors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePergolas \u0026amp; patios\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShepherd’s crooks in the border\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTree branches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBalconies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKitchen windows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA present 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\u003ch3 class=\"tz-h2\"\u003eThe Hollinshead guarantee\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-guar\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tz-seal\"\u003e90\u003csmall\u003eDAYS\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery order is dispatched within 1–2 working 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\u003ch3 class=\"tz-h2\"\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-faq\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-fq\"\u003eDoes she make any sound?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-fa\"\u003eNo. She’s a dancer, not a chime — more like a hand-painted wind spinner that moves without a sound. She’s just as welcome outside a bedroom window as in the porch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-faq\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-fq\"\u003eHow much wind does she need?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-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=\"tz-faq\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-fq\"\u003eCan she stay outside all year?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-fa\"\u003eYes. Under a porch roof or the eaves her colours stay bright the longest. In a hard frost or a proper storm, bring her in for a night, like a pot of geraniums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tz-faq\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-fq\"\u003eWill mine look exactly like the photos?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tz-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’s how you know it’s hers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 class=\"tz-h2\"\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"tz-data\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"tz-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=\"tz-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=\"tz-k\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-shaped clay, fired, painted by hand with a matte finish; initials T.H. inside the hem\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"tz-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=\"tz-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=\"tz-k\"\u003eMade by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThirza Hollinshead, Leek, Staffordshire\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"tz-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=\"tz-k\"\u003eDelivery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDispatched within 1–2 working days\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"tz-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":"CedarAndTin Co.","offers":[{"title":"The Painter","offer_id":53478723092747,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"The Harvest Dancer","offer_id":53478723125515,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"The Bluebird","offer_id":53478723158283,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"The Reader","offer_id":53478723191051,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"The Bouquet","offer_id":53478723223819,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4272\/4619\/files\/thirza-wind-dancer-all-five.png?v=1793011151","url":"https:\/\/cedarandtinco.com\/products\/thirzas-hand-painted-wind-dancer","provider":"CedarAndTin Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}