Tropical Bird of Paradise

A sculptural presence of considerable scale, the Tropical Bird of Paradise by John Richard commands its space with the unhurried confidence of something gathered rather than manufactured. Reindeer moss, preserved in its organic complexity, mingles with ceramic elements to compose a tableau that reads as both botanical and architectural. At forty-six inches tall and thirty-five inches wide, it occupies a room the way a well-chosen antique does — with quiet authority and a refusal to be ignored.