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Small Cone Sconce Style

Each sconce is approximately 10" tall x 5" wide at top

 If using live plants in your sconce, I recommend a small       amount of sphagnum moss placed in the bottom at the       drain hole. Fill the rest of the sconce with potting soil.
An alternative is to use a plastic water bottle, cut off the bottom third and poke holes in the lid. Fill it with moss, soil and a plant and it will fit snuggly inside these smaller sconces. Then you can switch it around using bottles with other plants.
    Each hand-built, glazed ceramic sconce has an hole at upper back for a screw, nail, etc.  

Dragonflies

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Dragonfly over red lotus
​blue water
Glossy, white sconce
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Dragonfly with green/blue wings over candy stripe flowers
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Dragonfly over red lotus and green vines
​Glossy, speckled desert buff sconce
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Dragonfly with pink and white flowers
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*Close up of Dragonfly over red lotus​
The wing design incorporates slip-trailing; a technique that uses a squeeze bottle with thin tip to apply liquid clay (slip).  
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Dragonfly with Black-eyed Susans
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Dragonfly over pale red lotus ​
Glossy, speckled desert buff sconce
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*Close up of Dragonfly with pink and white flowers
Slip-trail wings filled with glaze 
​Frogs, Gecko, Butterflies and Shells
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Chachai Frog
Chachai Frog (Hypsiboas picturatus) ​Northern areas of South America.
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Painted Reed Frog
Painted Reed Frog(Hyperolius marmoratus) are native to SW Africa. A colorful pair of Caladium leaves and fern fronds
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Red-Eyed Tree Frog
The Red-Eyed Frogs(Agalychnis callidryas) are found in Mexico, Central America and Colombia.
This one is shown with a lovely pair of Caladium leaves, fern fronds and a little lady-bird beetle.
Sconces, like this one, look great with a bromeliad planted inside
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Tokay Gecko
Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko) are native to Southeast Asia. There is much lore surrounding these interesting lizards. They are thought to possess supernatural powers, believed to be a symbol of good luck and fertility, and finally, a belief that they are descended from dragons. Take that Khaleesi!

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*Detail of Tokay Gecko
The Tokay Gecko is aggressive, territorial, and can inflict a strong bite. Highly sought in the Asian medicinal trade, they are being threatened in some parts of Asia.
​Their call is a loud croak, from which the name is derived.
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Monarch on Milkweed
Milkweed leaves are the Monarch (Danaus plexippus) caterpillar's food. Plant some in the yard and you will be sure to have these lovely butterflies frequenting your area.  
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Giant Swallowtail on Dutchman's Pipe Vine
Florida's largest butterfly with a wing span of 6 to 7 inches, Giant Swallowtail (Papillo cresphontes) caterpillars feed on citrus leaves, cleverly camouflaged as bird droppings.
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Shells on Mixed Clay Sconce
A collection of clear-glazed clay shells are fired in a mixture of various clay bodies to give this unique look. 
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Shells on Sea Spray Glaze Sconce
Underglaze clay shells are fired in a light clay body with a sea spray glaze.
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