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133. Paul Stankard 1980
compound apple blossom weight containing layered stems
of white blossoms, with pink-tipped stamens, and pink buds. Seven
and one faceting. Signature cane. Dated. Limited edition of 25.
"In the compound form Stankard was struggling with the medium
to find a new approach for his statements. It clearly demonstrated
a striving for a more complete understanding of the image through
the use of dimensionality and sculptural space. This still took
place within the confines of the traditional paperweight boundaries."—Paul
J. Stankard: Poetry In Glass.(See Paul J. Stankard: Poetry
In Glass,p. 23) Diameter 3 1/2". $3000-4000ht—Rick
Ayotte,p. 134) see I view p. 18. Diameter 4 1/8". $2500-3000
134. Paul Stankard 1980
apple blossom and yellow jacket weight, the flower, with
pale pink petals, around a yellow center with upright pink-tipped
white stamens, blooms on a brown-green stem with numerous buds.
A yellow jacket, created by artist Rick Ayotte, flies toward
the blossom. Six and one faceting. Signature cane. Dated. (See
Flora In Glass,p. 35) see detail p. 29. Diameter 3 1/8".
$2500-3500
135. Paul Stankard 1978
Carolina rose weight, the pink flower, with upright yellow
filament stamens, grows on a green stem sprouting from a thorny
brown branch with leaves. This design was produced exclusively
for clients of the Smithsonian Institution. Five and one faceting.
Signature cane. Dated. Limited edition of 50. (See Paul Joseph
Stankard: The First Decade,p. 56) Diameter 2 5/8". $1500-2500
136. Paul Stankard
1973 blue forget-me-not blossoms weight containing three
four-petaled opaque blue blossoms, on a stem with three stalks
of buds and yellow-green leaves, in a dome with a circular top
facet and two rows of scalloped side facets. Signature cane.
Dated. (See Paul Joseph Stankard: The First Decade,p.
20) Diameter 2 3/8". $1400-1800
137. Paul Stankard
triple Saint Anthony’s Fire bouquet weight containing
three red St. Anthony’s Fire blossoms, with black upright
filament stamens around a central yellow pistil, stalks of white
foxglove, and purple wildflowers with yellow filament stamens,
on gathered stems with slender yellow-green leaves. Signature
cane. Dated. "A bolt from the blue struck him from the radio,
from a program on WHYY, a classical station out of Philadelphia.
Two commentators were discussing excellence, and one of them
stated that in order to do excellent work, you had to be able
to recognize excellence, not just in your own field but in art,
in literature, and in music. Artistic achievement was a constant
quest for excellence. A simple enough concept, but it hit Paul
like an electric charge, and made him determined to take risks,
to be original, to truly become the artist he wanted to be. Paul
had a new goal: to contribute to the history of glass, not just
at the periphery, but at its center."—Paul J. Stankard:
Homage to Nature.Diameter 3". $2500-3500
138. Paul Stankard
1979 Sippewisset Bouquet weight containing a pair of
pink wild roses, with upright yellow filament stamens, stalks
of white foxglove, blackberries, and yellow cactus blossoms with
upright orange stamens, on gathered stems with green leaves.
Signature cane. Dated. Limited edition of 50. "The compelling
beauty of the wildflower motif belies the true to nature message
in Stankard’s work. For a fleeting moment, one can be captivated
by the exquisite detail of the image and the varying ground textures.
However, closer inspection suggests the artist’s deeper
response to the cycle of the environment."—Paul
J. Stankard: Poetry in Glass. (See Paul Joseph Stankard:
The First Decade,pp. 34, 36) Diameter 2 15/16". $2800-3500
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