Budding Amethyst Leaf Tray I

A study in botanical reverie, this sculptural tray from John Richard renders the organic language of foliage in metal and brass, its surface punctuated by the deep, gemlike presence of genuine amethyst. At once functional object and collector's piece, it occupies that rare territory where decorative art and considered craft converge. The cool violet luminosity of the stone plays against the warmth of the brass with the kind of chromatic tension that elevates a vignette from assembled to intentional.