Mosaic Glass Vase II

A commanding presence at eighteen inches tall and nineteen wide, this sculptural vessel by John Richard transcends the conventional boundaries of decorative art, its broad, shallow form suggesting something closer to architectural relief than traditional vessel-making. Aluminum rendered in enamel becomes the medium through which pattern and light negotiate, the mosaic surface alive with the kind of chromatic depth that rewards sustained attention. The finished metal carries an almost jewel-like quality — deliberate, considered, entirely resolved — that anchors a console, mantel, or gallery wall with authoritative ease.