Bucket of Chicken Ornament ORANGE its diamond skin scored and

its diamond skin scored and shaded cell by cell

Each reel is painted individually before the case is closed

It reads as understated classic home decor rather than a bouquet trying too hard

Film-advance and rewind knobs are painted as raised circles on opposite ends of the body

TIFF gives short films their own award rather than grading them against features

Bucket of Chicken Ornament ORANGE its diamond skin scored andThe Bucket of Chicken Ornament commits fully to its subject: a striped takeout bucket in hand blown glass, drumsticks cresting past the rim, every ridge of breading picked out in paint that took longer than the meal it depicts. The bucket is blown in one continuous form, its stripes run in even bands from lip to base, and the chicken above them is stippled until it reads crisp at conversational distance. A capped loop sits at the back edge so the