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.

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

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.


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.