Astronaut with Star Ornament GIDEON This confused the studio because

This confused the studio because they had already made the biggest flower they thought was possible

The peacock ornament is blown glass shaped into a bird in full display — tail feathers painted in blues and greens that catch light the way the actual peacock catches attention

Hang it low enough for a child to study or high enough to surprise a guest reaching for an hors d'oeuvre — the horse does not mind where it stands because the horse already knows what it is

small enough to detonate very quietly on a desk

so the piece feels lighter than it photographs

Astronaut with Star Ornament GIDEON This confused the studio becauseThe astronaut ornament captures, in blown glass, a figure holding a star helmet on, suit painted white and silver, the kind of detail that earns its place among real branches. Glass blown over flame, paint layered by hand, finished with cap and loop: it floats on a tree the way its subject floated above the planet. The astronaut went as far as we have gone and looked back and saw the Earth the size of a marble and said it looked fragile and perfectly