Her Perfect Thanksgiving

Some Thanksgiving traditions are treasured. Others might benefit from a little role reversal. "Her Perfect Thanksgiving" imagines the holiday many women have secretly dreamed about: the men have taken over Thanksgiving dinner, and the women are officially off duty. At the heart of this 24" mandala, the gentlemen are hard at work preparing the feast—from tending the turkey to manning the grill—while the women enjoy the rarest of Thanksgiving luxuries: watching someone else do the cooking. Surrounding the whimsical scene, intricate hand-painted patterns unfold in rich shades of pumpkin, harvest gold, olive green, warm coral, charcoal, and soft gray. Layer upon layer of dots, scallops, scrollwork, and geometric details create the symmetry and visual rhythm characteristic of Pheasant Tail Artistry. The humor may draw you in, but the sentiment underneath it is just as familiar: Thanksgiving is about sharing the work, enjoying one another, and occasionally giving the people who make the holidays happen a well-earned day off. Finished in luminous epoxy, "Her Perfect Thanksgiving" is a cheerful celebration of gratitude, family, good food—and the delightful possibility that Thanksgiving miracles really can happen.