SPI Thursday - Leaf & Sun Face wall hanging

Item #33759 - Leaf & Sun Face wall hanging

This week's SPI Home feature is one of the sun face wall hangings from their collection of 7 designs.

The sun face symbol originated with the Zunis, a Native American tribe.  According to the website Ancient Symbols:

The Sunface is an important cultural symbol of the Zuni people and represents the Sun Father, one of their three main kachinas or deities. It is found in all sorts of Zuni art objects, from jewelry to fetishes to rugs to pottery.....For the Zuni, the Sun symbolized abundance, continuity, stability, positive energy, hope, happiness and peace. They associated it with warmth that made life and growth possible and believed it brought playfulness and joy to children, and good fortune and prosperity to families.

Sounds a bit like the definition of home, doesn't it?  And so much more meaningful than the traditional welcome mat at the front door.

SPI casts its sun face decor in aluminum, making the collection suitable for outdoor use (but not limited to it).  The style in the above photo measures 26" (height) x 27" (width) - sizeable enough to make a statement without overwhelming it.  This particular one also has the interesting detail of a leaf comprising half of the face.

Retail it for $125 and stock it year-round, showing your customers how they can add character to their outdoor space regardless of season.

There are 6 other designs in the collection, along with one that has a moon face with stars and another that incorporates the sun, moon and stars.

See them all - and the rest of SPI - at the Werner Frank showroom in Atlanta next month during the summer gift show.  If you want to make the most efficient use of your time, click here to make an appointment with me.