Meet the Emperor Penguin
The Emperor Penguin is the largest penguin in the world, standing over a metre tall, and it lives in the icy seas around Antarctica. Glossy black with a crisp white front and a bright golden-orange blush at the neck, it has a calm, regal bearing that suits its name.
Emperors breed in the depths of the Antarctic winter, out on the sea ice in some of the harshest conditions on Earth. The female lays a single egg and heads out to sea to feed, while the male balances it on his feet beneath a warm fold of skin for around two months, going without food the whole time. Thousands of males huddle together against the wind and take turns moving to the warm centre. They are also remarkable divers, able to reach depths of more than 500 metres in search of fish and squid. Every so often one strays far north, and in 2011 an Emperor famously came ashore on the Kāpiti Coast and was nicknamed “Happy Feet”. With their survival closely tied to the sea ice, Emperors have become a powerful symbol of our changing polar regions.
Handcrafted in Arrowtown by Jack Stobart, each Emperor Penguin is individually shaped from white porcelain and carefully glazed in deep glossy black, with a crackled white front, a vivid orange-to-gold neck and bright yellow eyes. Layered glazes create subtle variations in pattern and tone, giving every piece its own character.
Each piece has a threaded bolt that can be set into the base, so it can be displayed however suits your space - perched on a post or ledge, or mounted onto an M6 rod pushed into a garden bed or pot plant.
Approx. dimensions 20(h) x 15(w) x 20(d) cm
PLEASE NOTE - This bird is new to our Cheeky Beaks range and we are still hand sculpting the penguin so if ordering, please allow 1-2 weeks for us to get them created :)
Meet the Emperor Penguin
The Emperor Penguin is the largest penguin in the world, standing over a metre tall, and it lives in the icy seas around Antarctica. Glossy black with a crisp white front and a bright golden-orange blush at the neck, it has a calm, regal bearing that suits its name.
Emperors breed in the depths of the Antarctic winter, out on the sea ice in some of the harshest conditions on Earth. The female lays a single egg and heads out to sea to feed, while the male balances it on his feet beneath a warm fold of skin for around two months, going without food the whole time. Thousands of males huddle together against the wind and take turns moving to the warm centre. They are also remarkable divers, able to reach depths of more than 500 metres in search of fish and squid. Every so often one strays far north, and in 2011 an Emperor famously came ashore on the Kāpiti Coast and was nicknamed “Happy Feet”. With their survival closely tied to the sea ice, Emperors have become a powerful symbol of our changing polar regions.
Handcrafted in Arrowtown by Jack Stobart, each Emperor Penguin is individually shaped from white porcelain and carefully glazed in deep glossy black, with a crackled white front, a vivid orange-to-gold neck and bright yellow eyes. Layered glazes create subtle variations in pattern and tone, giving every piece its own character.
Each piece has a threaded bolt that can be set into the base, so it can be displayed however suits your space - perched on a post or ledge, or mounted onto an M6 rod pushed into a garden bed or pot plant.
Approx. dimensions 20(h) x 15(w) x 20(d) cm
PLEASE NOTE - This bird is new to our Cheeky Beaks range and we are still hand sculpting the penguin so if ordering, please allow 1-2 weeks for us to get them created :)