Join Me at Berkshire Botanical Garden This Season

Dear Friends,

I’m excited to share that my exhibition, “Grand Gesture: Monumental Vessels in the Garden,” will be on view at Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, Massachusetts from May 16 through October.

Throughout the Garden, you’ll find my large ceramic vessels placed among the changing landscape — pieces that shift with the light, weather, and seasons. Some stand as tall as five feet and weigh up to 250 pounds, yet I hope they feel approachable and inviting, encouraging quiet reflection and personal connection.

For me, a “grand gesture” is not only about scale, but about the spirit behind it — generosity, gratitude, awe, compassion, and love. I’ve always been interested in how form can communicate something beyond words, and how these vessels can create a presence within a space that feels calm, grounding, and alive.

One of the things I love most about showing this work outdoors is how the pieces continue to change. Rain gives them a shine, shadows from leaves dance across their surfaces, and over time they take on traces of the landscape itself. It is always deeply rewarding when someone sees a piece in its setting and says, “It looks like it has always been here.”

In addition to the outdoor installation, there will also be smaller, classically inspired works on view in the Leonhardt Galleries.

I would especially love for you to join me on June 19 at 4:00 p.m., when I will be leading a walking tour through the grounds to talk more about the sculptures, the ideas behind them, and the experience of creating work for the Garden.

A public reception for the exhibition will also take place on Friday, May 15, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Berkshire Botanical Garden is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and I hope you will come spend some time with the work, the Garden, and the quiet conversations that can happen between them.

Warmly,

Stephen Procter