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S e c r e t s

This edition of 300 depicts the Robber crab, the largest land dwelling arthropod. Peter is often asked where his ideas come from, and his default answer is typically 'I don't remember'. But this time, he does. He dreamed about the Robber crab and took it as a sign to carve one. One of the images he used for reference came from a story of a couple's 580 mile, five day sailing trip from Bali to Christmas Island. It sounded like a terrific adventure, but made Peter's life sitting in the shed seem rather tame. Even though he says he is 'all at sea' most of the time, it's not quite the same! The interior portrays a crab in a life preserver, as the adult adapts to life on land and will drown in water. It is thought they can live for fifty years, if they can avoid man for that long. Perhaps one reason for their early demise is that they are considered an aphrodisiac by island peoples.

Although Harmony Kingdom is still manufactured at Wimberley Mills near Stroud in Gloucestershire, since Martin Perry, the founder retired in August 2005, marketing and shipping of the pieces is done from the USA office at Harmony Ball Company in Ohio. This means that we have to consolidate our orders before having them shipped to us. We are currently taking deliveries about every 6 weeks and so there may be a delay with your order if the piece is not already in stock. We will advise by email. Hope this doesn't cause a problem.