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Paul Stankard, Cactus Botanical with Spirits, 1990, glass, 6 x 3 1⁄8 x 3 in. (15.3 x 8.0 x 7.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Annie and Mike Belkin, 1992.100
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Cactus Botanical with Spirits
- Artist
- Date
- 1990
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 6 x 3 1⁄8 x 3 in. (15.3 x 8.0 x 7.7 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Annie and Mike Belkin
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- glass
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Landscape — plant — cactus
- Object Number
- 1992.100
Artwork Description
Paul Stankard often includes tiny figures entwined around the roots of his plants and flowers. These are inspired by twelfth-century woodcuttings that incorporate human forms into botanical images. Stankard writes poems to accompany his work when he feels that his ideas cannot be expressed in glass alone. He describes his process as:
"Oxygen enriched propane
ignites fire, splashes
over glass held melting
mimicking nature . . ." Paul Stankard, Habatat Galleries
Exhibitions
November 13, 2015–March 6, 2022
Connections is the Renwick Gallery’s dynamic ongoing permanent collection presentation, featuring more than 80 objects celebrating craft as a discipline and an approach to living differently in the modern world.