Red Chili Pepper Ornament SPROCKET The finished piece wears its

The finished piece wears its cap at the wider end and hangs nose out

ideally in a case near something Joan Jett once held

the burn finally settling

and has never once looked back

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Red Chili Pepper Ornament SPROCKET The finished piece wears itsA chili pepper ornament is not a subtle purchase, and this one has no interest in pretending otherwise. It is mouth blown glass in a lacquered red, the curve of the pod bending just past vertical, the stem capped in green paint with the metal loop set discreetly behind it so nothing interrupts the line of the pod. The gloss is built in layers so the red goes deep rather than merely bright, and it holds that depth in low light, which is where trees do