Joey Kirkpatrick & Flora Mace, Seasonal Spire

1994, comprised of a blown glass head with graphite features mounted to a chip carved and white washed stick figure holding an unravelling basket atop a rocky ground with ten blown glass fruit (bolt secured from underneath), signed and dated to underside; accompanied by an NCMA Collector's Panel sheet showing an image of this work.

82 x 46 x 23 in.

The Contemporary Art Collection of Francine & Benson Pilloff, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Exhibited:
Fusion: Contemporary Art Glass from North Carolina Collections, North Carolina Museum of Art, 2005 (accompanied with a photo copy from the exhibition)

Illustrated:
Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora Mace, Linda Tesner, 2016, p. 129

"We began our journey into the art glass world when Tom Riley put us in touch with Pilchuck Glass School. Visited and met William Morris, and wonderful glass artists called Joey & Flora. They invited us to their studio. This began many years of visits - including their wonderful visits to us in Cleveland and to them in Seattle. We shared many special times together and have stayed in touch." - Francine Pilloff

Joey Kirkpatrick (American, b. 1952) and Flora Mace (American, b. 1949) are a powerhouse of the contemporary art glass movement with strong ties to Pilchuck Glass School. Kirkpatrick and Mace are known for their oversized glass fruit and their work highlighting technical glass skills. Their body of artwork has been made from diverse materials with feministic symbolisms.

Their artwork can be found in many public museum collections including the Portland Art Museum / Corning Museum of Glass / the Detroit Institute of Arts / the Museum of Fine Art, Boston / Seattle Art Museum / the Metropolitan Museum of Art / Krannert Art Museum / Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art / the Smithsonian American Art Museum / and Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Lausanne.

One glass lemon broken and detached (lacking securing piece, also located at the back side and not visible unless seen from the back); natural shrinkage crack to wooden neck; overall strong presentation.