One of my favorite parts of this job is cruising the Internet to find cool new products. I recently found this awesome hippo statue from Light From Africa.

Boardroom Hippo Statue

Boardroom Hippo Statue

Here’s the description from the site: “A humanistic presentation of the Female Hippo as seen through artistic eyes, presented in ceramic sculptural form. The candle holder has been deep glazed while the rest of the art piece has been matte glazed to maintain the surface texture. The mat glaze complements the stylized paintwork to give the ceramic Boardroom Hippo Female Sculpture an elegant look and feel. The artist presents a contemporary and humanistic ideology of the Hippo, a result of traditional African folklore and story telling; important aspects of the African culture.”

As much as I would like to carry this statue in our store here at Hippo Mojo, it’s just too expensive and would tie up too much of our inventory budget. However, I wanted to make our hippo enthusiasts aware of this statue in case you wish to buy it directly from the source. Here’s the direct link to the hippo: http://www.lightfromafrica.org/Art/Art_Details.asp?P=Search&ArtID=90. I believe it costs around $500. Good luck to Light From Africa and their artists. Keep producing cool stuff!