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Paul Stankard (American, 1943-2026)
Strawberry Blossom, 1979

Flameworked, encased, ground, polished, and laminated glass
2 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches
Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2022.1662.1 

I chose this song because, to me, the musical flow and slow pace of the piano makes me imagine a calm, dark night in the rainforest. It tends to make me feel relaxed. When searching for a song, I suppose I was looking for one with rainfall in the background because the colorway of the art piece reminded me of "nature." I couldn't have just a normal rainforest song. I needed one that felt to me as natural as possible. The colors (dark green, black hue) speak to me as if they live in these conditions of nature, like the Amazon rainforest.

—Marcel Williams-White