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This richly layered work presents a gathering of heirloom squash and pumpkins rendered in the artist’s signature painterly style, where flowing, brush-stroke-like glass cuts give each form a sense of organic movement and dimensional weight.
Seven gourds of varying variety, scale, and coloration fill the composition from edge to edge, creating a lush, overflowing harvest scene. No two are alike. A tall kabocha-style squash commands the upper center in deep forest greens with silver-gray striping. Flanking it on the left, a large ridged pumpkin combines warm terracotta orange with teal-green ribs. Below and forward, a dramatic deep burgundy-brown pumpkin anchors the foreground, its surface alive with complex mottled color. To the right, a creamy white pattypan-style squash offers a quiet counterpoint, its pale, speckled glass luminous against the darker neighbors. A partially visible green squash at the far right, and a spiraling dried gourd at center-back, complete the ensemble.
The glass selection is exceptional throughout. Textured, cathedral, and opalescent sheets are chosen with precision — some catching light like hammered metal, others reading as soft and matte. The ribs of each gourd are defined by dark grout lines that echo the lead lines of traditional stained glass, reinforcing contour and volume.
The background carries horizontal bands of warm amber and wheat-gold, cut in long, irregular planks that evoke both rustic barn wood and late-autumn light. A cool slate-blue ground plane anchors the foreground and provides temperature contrast to the warm palette above.
The wooden frame, with its raw, natural edge, grounds the piece and feels entirely intentional — a fitting border for a work that celebrates the earthy, handmade, and seasonal. The overall effect is one of glowing, jewel-toned abundance.
This richly layered work presents a gathering of heirloom squash and pumpkins rendered in the artist’s signature painterly style, where flowing, brush-stroke-like glass cuts give each form a sense of organic movement and dimensional weight.
Seven gourds of varying variety, scale, and coloration fill the composition from edge to edge, creating a lush, overflowing harvest scene. No two are alike. A tall kabocha-style squash commands the upper center in deep forest greens with silver-gray striping. Flanking it on the left, a large ridged pumpkin combines warm terracotta orange with teal-green ribs. Below and forward, a dramatic deep burgundy-brown pumpkin anchors the foreground, its surface alive with complex mottled color. To the right, a creamy white pattypan-style squash offers a quiet counterpoint, its pale, speckled glass luminous against the darker neighbors. A partially visible green squash at the far right, and a spiraling dried gourd at center-back, complete the ensemble.
The glass selection is exceptional throughout. Textured, cathedral, and opalescent sheets are chosen with precision — some catching light like hammered metal, others reading as soft and matte. The ribs of each gourd are defined by dark grout lines that echo the lead lines of traditional stained glass, reinforcing contour and volume.
The background carries horizontal bands of warm amber and wheat-gold, cut in long, irregular planks that evoke both rustic barn wood and late-autumn light. A cool slate-blue ground plane anchors the foreground and provides temperature contrast to the warm palette above.
The wooden frame, with its raw, natural edge, grounds the piece and feels entirely intentional — a fitting border for a work that celebrates the earthy, handmade, and seasonal. The overall effect is one of glowing, jewel-toned abundance.