Brass Bird on Selenite Bloom Sculpture

A slender bird rendered in nickel-finished brass alights upon a bloom of raw selenite and quartz, the warm metal and luminous stone entering into a quiet, elemental conversation. At fourteen and a quarter inches tall, the sculpture commands presence without demanding attention — the scale considered, the silhouette assured. John Richard's handling of natural and refined materials speaks to a collector's sensibility, where the geological and the crafted are understood as equals.