Frog Copper Panel

Frog Copper Panel — Hand-Hammered Garden & Wildlife Wall Art

It breathes through its skin. It hears through its lungs. It has been on earth for 265 million years.

A copper wall panel of the frog — the bulging eyes, the wide mouth, the powerful hind legs of the most universally recognized amphibian on earth — hand-hammered in real copper sheet by our family using traditional chasing and repoussé techniques passed through generations. The eyes and the form are the composition: those bulging eyes rendered in dimensional metalwork, the wide mouth and powerful hind legs built up in fine relief, the alert crouching posture of an animal that is always ready to leap. In Green Copper, the patina echoes the real animal's color with immediate recognition — the subject and the finish become the same thing. Every detail a separate hammer stroke, thousands of them. Over 10,000 pieces made.

The frog breathes through its skin — it must keep its skin moist to survive, which is why it is the most sensitive indicator of environmental health on earth. When frogs disappear from a habitat, the ecosystem is failing. There are over 7,000 species of frog — from the Goliath Frog of Cameroon (the size of a house cat) to the Paedophryne amauensis of Papua New Guinea (the smallest vertebrate on earth, 7.7mm long). In Japanese culture, kaeru — the frog — means “return” — it is placed in wallets to bring money back, and given to travelers to ensure safe return. The most ancient, most diverse, and most ecologically essential amphibian on earth — and the one that tells you whether the world is still healthy.

What Can You Order With This Design?

① Single panel — order directly above
The frog as shown, in your exact size and finish. Enter your width and height above, select your finish, and order directly. Add any note at checkout — we'll send a digital preview before production begins.

② Full kitchen backsplash — the complete look
The frog above the stove, plus coordinated panels for the side walls and window wall — all in the same finish, designed together as one composition. A garden, pond, or nature-inspired kitchen that looks designed, not assembled. Send us straight-on photos of your kitchen walls and we'll design the full set, place it into your space photos, and send a digital mockup with a quote. No commitment — just so you can see what's possible.

③ Oversized feature wall — any room, any scale
The frog at full wall scale — multi-piece installation, central panel intact, border pieces with pond, lily pad, or botanical elements designed around it. Living room, dining room, garden room, entryway. Any size, any wall. A 60×60" starts at $4,745. Contact us with your wall dimensions for an exact quote — we'll design the full composition and send a digital preview before any commitment.

④ Custom or personalized design — reach out
A specific species — Red-eyed Tree Frog, Poison Dart Frog, American Bullfrog, Pacific Tree Frog, Glass Frog — a frog on a lily pad, a frog mid-leap, a frog in a Japanese pond scene with koi — or a completely different pond or garden amphibian: toad, salamander, newt, or anything that matters to you. Or a personalized panel: your family name designed as a full copper composition, surrounded by frog and pond motifs, in the same finish. Not a sign — a piece of art that carries your name. Same process, completely custom. Just reach out.

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Complete the Look

A copper panel above your fireplace. The frog, larger, eyes forward above the mantel in Green Copper. The most ancient and ecologically resonant focal point in the garden range — 265 million years of unchanged design, at full scale in copper, above the fire.

Your family name in copper. Not a sign — a designed panel. Your surname hand-hammered in relief, surrounded by frog, lily pad, and pond motifs, in the same finish as the main panel. It goes by the front door or above the entryway. Every person who enters sees it first — and the frog brings safe return to the home it guards.

A garden room, pond area, or outdoor panel. Copper is fully suited to outdoor installations. The frog on the garden wall or the exterior of the home — the amphibian of the pond and the garden, on the wall it belongs to.

A dining room or living room panel. A coordinated pond scene — a koi, a heron, a dragonfly — in the same finish as the frog. The garden home with a consistent visual language of the pond and the waterside.

If you're thinking about more than one piece: reach out before you order. We'll design everything together and give you project pricing for the full set.

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Perfect For

• Copper kitchen backsplash & stove backsplash — Natuross is trusted across the US for hand-hammered copper kitchen backsplashes. The frog above the stove brings the garden pond and the most ancient amphibian on earth into the heart of the home.
• Garden home, pond enthusiast, or nature lover — the most sensitive indicator of environmental health on earth — on the wall of a home that belongs to the garden
• Japanese-inspired home or good luck gift — kaeru — the frog that brings money back and ensures safe return — for the home that welcomes both
• Children's room, nursery, or fairy tale gift — the frog prince, the frog on the lily pad, the frog that leaps — at the scale of the wall, in a medium that lasts decades
• Green Copper — the definitive finish for the frog — the patina echoes the real animal's color with extraordinary precision, the most immediate finish-to-subject connection in the amphibian range

For Trade Professionals

Interior designers, kitchen and bath designers, architects, and contractors work with us directly for residential and commercial projects — made to exact specifications, in any finish, at any scale. Trade inquiries here or via live chat.

You Work Directly With the Craftsman

Every message answered personally. Every order handled start to finish — no middlemen.

• Share your request — size, finish, customization, placement photos
• Receive a digital preview — approve the composition before production starts
• Production begins — only after your confirmation
• See your finished panel — photos sent before shipping
• Approve and ship — leaves the workshop only when you're happy

Pricing

Price updates instantly when you enter your size above. Order directly, or message us for larger projects.

• 24×24" — $814
• 30×30" — $1,235
• 38×38" — $1,942

Material & Specs

• Real copper sheet, hand-hammered, mounted on a solid backing panel
• ¼ inch thick (6mm) — mounts flush to the wall
• Suitable for kitchens, bathrooms, wet areas, and outdoor installations
• Frog in raised relief — bulging eyes, wide mouth, powerful hind legs, full form visible across the panel
• Ships in approximately 3 weeks

Installation

• Screw Mount — pre-drilled holes with matching decorative screw caps. Standard for wall installations.
• Adhesive Mount — construction adhesive applied to the panel back. For smooth walls where screws are not preferred.
• Hang — hanging wire on the back, ready to hang like wall art.

Step-by-step installation guidance included.

Color, Cleaning & Durability

The finish is sealed and permanent — it won't change, fade, or require maintenance. Copper is one of the most durable materials in architectural metalwork. Clean with a damp cloth if needed. Your panel is built to last decades.

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