Mystical Butterfly Metal Sign

A butterfly built like glass.

Wings open wide across the whole circle, orange panes divided by heavy black veining and edged with white spots. Each wing grades from pale orange near the body to deep rust at the tips. The body runs down the centre of an ornate cross worked in gold and oxblood, with a small red stone set at the heart of it. Behind, the ground is teal and sea-green, streaked like watercolour, with violet and coral flowers climbing the vine scrolls on both sides, with two violet blooms at the foot of the cross.

A border of small dots in gold, green and orange rings the outer edge. Every pane, lead line and flower is printed onto a flat aluminium disc - the colour comes from ink, not from real glass.

Hang it where afternoon light hits a wall, in a stairwell window recess, or above a small table kept for someone remembered. The butterfly reads as change and return rather than Halloween, so it stays up all year.

• Material: aluminium sign, fade-resistant for indoor or covered outdoor use
• Sizes: 8×8 inch and 12×12 inch
• Care: wipe clean with a dry cloth
• Note: the raised, carved look is printed onto a flat panel