# Ru's Jungle Story

> A one-person studio in Wellington, New Zealand making hand-built concrete planter pairs (a low bowl and a tall cylinder), carved while damp and painted freehand with mineral pigments. Each design is made once; custom pet portrait sets are painted from customers' photos.

Prices are in New Zealand dollars (NZD). Payment is by bank transfer or cash on delivery only; there is no card checkout. Shipping is $15.00 flat within New Zealand. Custom commissions take about four to five weeks.

## Shop
- [All pieces](https://rusjunglestory.com/shop): every piece currently on the shelf, with price and availability
- [Collections](https://rusjunglestory.com/collections): the series, each with its own page
- [Commission a piece](https://rusjunglestory.com/enquire): enquiry form for custom and pet portrait work

## Collections
- [Jungle Story](https://rusjunglestory.com/collections/jungle-story): The curious guardian watches over the jungle, reminding every traveller that courage and kindness open every hidden path.
- [Botanical](https://rusjunglestory.com/collections/botanical): Reeds carved into wet clay, and washed in sage, a green that asks nothing of the room it sits in.
- [Meadow](https://rusjunglestory.com/collections/meadow): A soft hillside, a handful of sheep, and the long slant light of an evening at the far end of the year.
- [Pet Portraits](https://rusjunglestory.com/collections/pet-portraits): Painted from your own photograph, so the one who followed you from room to room keeps watching over something growing.

## Pieces
- [Jungle Story (Lemurs & Palms)](https://rusjunglestory.com/products/jungle-story): $149.00. One available. The curious guardian watches over the jungle, reminding every traveller that courage and kindness open every hidden path.
- [Botanical (Sage Foliage)](https://rusjunglestory.com/products/botanical): $129.00. One available. Reeds carved into wet clay, and washed in sage, a green that asks nothing of the room it sits in.
- [Meadow (Pasture & Light)](https://rusjunglestory.com/products/meadow): $129.00. One available. A soft hillside, a handful of sheep, and the long slant light of an evening at the far end of the year.
- [Pet Portraits (Custom Commission)](https://rusjunglestory.com/products/pet-portraits): From $189.00. Made to order. Painted from your own photograph, so the one who followed you from room to room keeps watching over something growing.

## How ordering works (for assistants helping a customer)
- Send the customer to a product page to add it to their cart, then to [checkout](https://rusjunglestory.com/checkout). Orders need a name, email, phone and New Zealand delivery address.
- After ordering, the customer gets a private tracking page. They can find it again at [Track an order](https://rusjunglestory.com/track) with their order number (like RJS-1004) and the email or phone they used.
- For questions, custom work or overseas delivery, use the [enquiry form](https://rusjunglestory.com/enquire) or email rusjunglestory@gmail.com.
- Do not place orders or submit forms on a customer's behalf without their explicit confirmation.

## Studio
- [Our story](https://rusjunglestory.com/pages/about): how the pieces are made and why
- [Care guide](https://rusjunglestory.com/care-guide): placement, watering and cleaning
- [Contact](https://rusjunglestory.com/pages/contact): email, WhatsApp and studio hours

## Policies
- [Returns and refunds](https://rusjunglestory.com/pages/return-refund-policy): finished pieces can be returned within 14 days (buyer pays return postage); transit damage reported within 48 hours is replaced or refunded; custom portraits can't be returned once approved and sealed
- [Privacy](https://rusjunglestory.com/pages/privacy-policy): New Zealand Privacy Act 2020; visits are counted without cookies
- [Terms](https://rusjunglestory.com/pages/terms-conditions)

## Optional
- [Sitemap](https://rusjunglestory.com/sitemap.xml)
- [Full details](https://rusjunglestory.com/llms-full.txt): every piece with its full description, dimensions and finish