Trophies feature work from Hamilton graduate

UTICA — For the third year in a row, Accent on Excellence honorees will receive a trophy that demonstrates the “limitless possibilities” before them.

The trophies, which feature a sphere or planet on a Plexiglass stand, are designed by Josh Simpson, a well-respected, contemporary glass artist and 1972 graduate of Hamilton College.

“The planet is not the Earth, but some world with limitless possibilities,” in keeping with what these young leaders have demonstrated in their personal and professional lives, Simpson told the Observer-Dispatch.

The sphere designed for Accent on Excellence is a solid piece of multiple layers of glass built from the inside out, according to Simpson. He added gold, silver and platinum to the layers to give the appearance of lush continents, blue ocean and clouds in the sky. The trophies are designed at his studio in Shelburne, Mass.

Simpson’s services were secured by the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute.

Staff reports