Bear Family Name Sign — Copper

Bear Family Name Sign — Copper — Hand-Hammered Personalized Wildlife Family Wall Art

The bear mother with her cubs is the most universally recognized symbol of fierce parental protection in the natural world. Every culture that has shared its landscape with the bear knows this: you do not come between a mother bear and her cubs. The family that chooses the bear for their name sign is making the most specific and most unambiguous statement about parental love in the catalog. It says: we protect our own.

A hand-hammered copper family name sign of a parent bear guiding cubs through the forest in raised relief — your family name and established date centered in the composition, the adult bear leading, the cubs following through the trees, the forest completing the scene — built up from a flat copper sheet one hammer stroke at a time by our family using traditional chasing and repoussé techniques passed through generations. The bear, the cubs, the forest, and the name are the composition: the parent as the protector, the young as the reason, the wilderness as the home ground. Available in all 15 finishes. Over 10,000 pieces made.

The bear — Ursus arctos (the grizzly and brown bear) and Ursus americanus (the American black bear) — is the largest terrestrial predator in North America and the most symbolically loaded animal in the wilderness tradition. The grizzly bear has been the state animal of California since 1953 (the California grizzly, Ursus arctos californicus, is extinct — the last confirmed sighting was in 1922). The bear is the clan animal of the Ojibwe, the Cherokee, the Lakota, and dozens of other Indigenous nations across North America, where the bear clan is traditionally associated with healing, protection, and leadership. In Norse mythology, the berserkers — the most feared warriors — wore bear skins and fought with the strength and ferocity of the bear. The phrase “mama bear” — the fiercely protective parent who will do anything for her young — has entered the American vernacular as the most specific and most universally understood expression of parental ferocity. This panel puts that ferocity on the wall — in copper, with your family’s name.

What You Can Personalize

Every panel is personalized at no extra charge:

• Family name — centered in the composition, below the bears or worked into the forest scene
• Established date — the year of a marriage, a family founding, or a home purchase
• Number of cubs — adjusted to match your family’s children exactly
• Short phrase or motto — a family saying, a wilderness motto, or a short phrase below the name
• Without text — the bear family as a pure wildlife composition, no name

What Can You Order With This Design?

① Single wall panel or sign — select your size above
The bear family with your name in your exact size and finish. Note your finish, name, date, number of cubs, and any personalization at checkout — we’ll send a digital preview before production begins.

② Cabin, lodge, or great room feature wall
The bear family at full wall scale — the bears spanning the full width of the wall, the forest filling the background. The room that carries the identity of the wilderness on every surface. Contact us with your wall dimensions for an exact quote.

③ Custom bear or wilderness composition — reach out
A grizzly bear fishing for salmon in a mountain stream, a black bear in an autumn forest, a polar bear on the Arctic ice, a bear with a specific mountain range — the Rockies, the Cascades, the Smokies, the Appalachians — as the background, or a fully custom wilderness family composition. Same process, completely custom. Just reach out.

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Perfect For

• Cabin, lodge, or wilderness home — the bear family on the wall of the home that is built in or beside the wilderness the bear inhabits — permanently, in copper
• The “mama bear” parent — the most specific and most unambiguous statement of fierce parental protection in the catalog — on the wall of the home that carries that identity
• Wildlife enthusiast, hunter, or nature lover — the most powerful and most wilderness-specific family composition in the catalog — on the wall of the home that carries that identity
• Unique handmade gift — for a housewarming, a new baby, or any milestone — the most boldly protective and most wilderness-specific family sign in the catalog for the parent who knows exactly what they would do for their cubs
• 15 finishes available — Natural Copper, Brown Copper, Green Copper, Blue Copper, Fire Copper, Black Copper, Copper–Black, Silver, Silver–Copper, Silver–Gold, Silver–Black, Gold, Antique Gold, Black–Gold, Gold–Black — note your preference at checkout

For Trade Professionals

Interior designers and contractors working on cabin, lodge, and wilderness residential projects work with us directly — bespoke dimensions, any finish, any scale. Trade inquiries here or via live chat.

You Work Directly With the Craftsman

One workshop. Every piece made by hand. Every message answered by the person who makes the work.

• Send your family name, date, number of cubs, and any personalization — finish preference, bear species, placement photos
• We design it and send a digital preview — before production starts
• Production begins only after your approval
• We photograph the finished piece — before it ships
• Ships when you’re satisfied

Pricing

Select your size above to order directly. Need a different size? Reach out — we’ll add it.

• 24×18" — $627
• 36×30" — $1,469
• 48×36" — $2,311
• Custom size — reach out for a quote

Material & Specs

• Real copper sheet, hand-hammered, mounted on a solid backing panel
• About ¼ inch thick — sits flush against the wall
• Lighter than wall tile, rigid and strong, with no flex or warping
• Weights: 24×18" — 6.1 lbs · 36×30" — 15.5 lbs · 48×36" — 25 lbs
• Sealed with clear lacquer — wipe clean with a damp cloth. The finish holds beautifully for years; a simple recoat keeps it looking its best long-term.
• Suitable for indoor and covered outdoor installations — cabins, lodges, great rooms, entryways
• Bear family, forest scene, and family name in raised copper relief — fully detailed across the panel
• Ships in approximately 3 weeks. Free shipping across the US.

Installation

• Screw Mount — pre-drilled holes with matching decorative screw caps.
• Adhesive Mount — construction adhesive on the panel back. Over tile, drywall, stone, or wood.
• Hang — hanging wire on the back.

Installation guidance included.

Ready to order? Select your size above — or reach out with your family name, number of cubs, and finish preference and we’ll take it from there. Live chat is open.