Blizzard Vase

A sculptural study in arrested motion, the Blizzard Vase by John Richard captures the volatile energy of a winter storm in hand-blown art glass, its form swelling and tapering with the kind of organic authority that only the breath of a glassblower can produce. At nearly thirteen inches tall, the vessel commands a surface with quiet confidence — neither purely decorative nor purely functional, but suspended in that elegant tension between the two. The dimensional generosity of its nine-and-a-half-inch width allows the glass to hold light from multiple angles, shifting in character as the day moves through a room.