Emmett's Iron Carnivorous Plant - Garden Decor

• Hand-painted, three-layer finish. Horsehair brush, sea sponge, bare fingertip. Not dip-coated, not sprayed. You see the difference the moment morning light hits it.
• Three heads, all mid-snap. Cole's design brief: "not shy ones, loud ones." Every mouth pulled wide open — a moment, not a still life.
• Real iron. Not plastic, not aluminum. Stands through winters, storms, and sprinklers. Develops a soft patina over the seasons — Emmett considers that the point.
• 25.2" tall — knee-to-thigh height. Big enough to see from the driveway and stop people on the sidewalk. Not so big it swallows your bed.
• 5-second install. Double-prong ground stake, cut from the same iron. Push it into the soil and walk away. No tools, no drilling, no concrete.
• Final collection. No apprentice. No reorders. The technique retires with him on September 30.

Why no factory can copy this finish

The silhouette isn't the point — silhouettes get copied. The paint is the point. Each piece gets three layers, three tools: a wide horsehair brush for the deep forest-green base, a natural sea sponge for the mottled mid-coat that makes the leaves look alive — and for the mouths, no tool at all. The burgundy inside each open mouth is rubbed in with a bare fingertip.

What owners say actually happens

Six years he made them quietly, one at a time, for people who found him.
These are the last ones he'll paint. ✦

Because each piece is finished by hand, the final product may vary slightly from photos.