Sushi Platter Ornament ASTRONAUT It comes out of one

It comes out of one mould

of things built to melt

named during a 2020 lockdown when somebody pulled eight letters out of a Scrabble bag and declared the result final

formed by hand from gathered glass with a painted cable-car profile

Sushi Platter Ornament ASTRONAUT It comes out of oneThe Sushi Platter Ornament is a served board of glass sushi, rolls and nigiri arranged in two rows with a pair of chopsticks laid across the near edge. Nothing on it is stamped. Every element is placed and painted on its own, which is why the rice reads as grains and the fish reads as fish instead of as a pink smear. The board runs five inches tall overall, wears its cap and loop at the top corner, and hangs square to the room rather than pitching