Description
Dashing Through the Snow Ornament by P. Buckley Moss
Introduction
Dashing Through the Snow Ornament by P. Buckley Moss is an unusual limited, numbered glass ornament that combines winter storytelling with a distinctive hand-painted format. Two snowmen, bundled figures, a running horse, bare trees, and a distant house wrap around the curved glass surface in a lively blue-and-white winter scene.
Unlike the flat porcelain ornaments found elsewhere in the Moss collection, the supplied gallery information states that each Dashing Through the Snow Ornament is painted by hand from inside the glass. Because this process is done individually, small variations between ornaments are expected, giving each example its own handmade character.
Canada Goose Gallery’s approved inventory identifies Dashing Through the Snow Ornament as Product ID 23984, a Glass, Limited, Numbered Edition Ornament categorized under Horse, Nature, and Snowmen, with a current gallery price of $60.
Story Behind the Artwork
The title immediately suggests movement, and the ornament delivers it. At the right, a brown horse seems to race into the scene, its body angled forward and legs extended. Two large snowmen occupy the middle and left, while bundled figures move among them in the snow.
A small house appears far in the background, giving the winter activity a sense of place without dominating the composition. Bare trees and pale blue landscape details continue around the sphere, encouraging the viewer to turn the ornament rather than look at it from only one angle.
That three-dimensional viewing experience is especially important here. The artwork is not simply placed on the front of a circular plaque; it is presented on the curved surface of a glass ball, so the winter story changes subtly as the ornament is rotated.
Symbols & Meaning
The snowmen establish winter play and imagination, while the horse provides motion and a connection to traditional winter travel imagery. The bundled figures reinforce the human scale of the scene.
The distant house can suggest shelter or home as a visual interpretation, but no specific location or documented Moss meaning has been supplied.
Although the title recalls familiar holiday language, the approved CGG inventory classifies this ornament under Horse, Nature, and Snowmen, not Christmas. That distinction is important: it can certainly be marketed as a Christmas-tree ornament and winter holiday gift, but the visible imagery itself is fundamentally a winter scene rather than an explicitly Christmas narrative.
Artistic Details
The glass sphere gives Moss’s imagery a different visual experience from a flat Fine Art Print or porcelain ornament. The pale blue landscape wraps around the rounded form, while the curved surface catches reflections from its surroundings.
The central snowman is the largest light-colored form, providing a strong visual anchor. Dark hats, scarves, and figures contrast against the snow, while the brown horse introduces the warmest major color in the composition.
The yellow-green sky at the top transitions into cooler blues below, helping separate the upper atmosphere from the snowy ground. Fine bare branches and the small distant house add depth without crowding the larger figures.
Most distinctive, however, is the supplied inside-painted technique. Canada Goose Gallery describes these as individually hand-painted from within the glass, meaning that the ornament itself is part of the artistic process rather than merely a surface onto which a reproduced image is applied.
Featured Master Collections
Primary Master Collection: Animals & Companions
This is the strongest supported assignment. The horse is a prominent moving subject, and Canada Goose Gallery’s approved product inventory specifically classifies the ornament under Horse. The Animals & Companions Master Collection explicitly includes horses, working animals, companion animals, and country life.
Supporting Master Collection: Gardens & Seasons
The ornament is also a strong fit for Gardens & Seasons, whose approved subjects include winter landscapes, seasonal transitions, and peaceful nature.
Christmas Traditions — seasonal marketing connection, not recommended as the formal Master Collection at this time. CGG’s Christmas framework includes snow and winter imagery, but the marketing dictionary also specifically cautions against treating every snow scene as Christmas. Since the approved inventory does not currently apply a Christmas category to this ornament, I would use Christmas strongly for seasonal merchandising without forcing the Master Collection assignment.
Decorating Ideas
The spherical glass format deserves to be seen from more than one direction. Place Dashing Through the Snow Ornament where it has room to turn slightly, allowing different parts of the winter scene to come into view.
It can work particularly well among blue, white, silver, gold, or natural woodland Christmas decorations. A horse-themed tree, snowman grouping, or winter-nature display would also give the ornament a clear visual context.
Because the ornament is supplied in a cloth-lined presentation case, the case itself can become part of the collector experience when the piece is not hanging on the tree.
Gift Ideas
This ornament has especially strong relevance for horse lovers, snowman collectors, winter-art enthusiasts, and collectors interested in unusual Moss formats.
The hand-painted glass technique also makes it a thoughtful choice for someone who values craft processes as much as subject matter. It can work as a Christmas gift, winter birthday gift, hostess gift, or collector gift without needing an invented sentimental story.
About the Edition
Title: Dashing Through the Snow Ornament
Artist: P. Buckley Moss
Medium: Glass Ornament
Edition: Limited, Numbered Edition
Product ID: 23984
Current CGG price: $60
CGG classifications: Horse; Nature; Snowmen
Painting method: Hand-painted from inside the glass — supplied gallery information
Presentation: Cloth-lined presentation case — supplied gallery information
Condition: Not specifically stated in the new product data
Edition size: Not supplied
Year: Not supplied
Dimensions: Not supplied
The approved inventory independently verifies the glass medium, Limited and Numbered Edition status, Horse/Nature/Snowmen categories, Product ID 23984, and $60 current price.
🎨 Fun Fact:
Reverse painting inside a glass ornament changes the normal order of painting. Details that would ordinarily be added near the end must often be considered earlier because the finished image is viewed through the glass from the opposite side. On a curved ornament, the challenge is greater because the artist is working through a narrow opening while the scene must remain visually coherent around a rounded surface. That helps explain why two hand-painted examples can share the same Moss design while still showing small individual differences.
🖼️ Collector’s Insight:
Dashing Through the Snow Ornament is distinctive less because of any one winter subject than because of the combination of format, movement, and handwork. The horse enters dynamically from one side, the snowmen provide large stationary anchors, and the smaller figures and distant house encourage the viewer to keep turning the sphere to discover the complete scene. For collectors accustomed to Moss lithographs, giclées, and porcelain ornaments, the inside-painted glass format offers a materially different way of experiencing her imagery, with the curvature and individual hand-painting becoming part of the character of each ornament.
Why Buy from Canada Goose Gallery
Canada Goose Gallery documents Dashing Through the Snow Ornament in its approved inventory as a Glass, Limited, Numbered Edition ornament and currently lists it at $60. The gallery’s product record also confirms a live Canada Goose Gallery page for this ornament.
Official Artist Certification
This P. Buckley Moss ornament is accompanied by its original, official certificate from the artist’s collection. This document is the primary record of provenance, detailing the edition title and the craftsmanship involved in the firing process. This official certification replaces our standard gallery certificate to ensure you have the most direct documentation from the artist’s studio. Each Ornament comes gift boxed according to the year it was created.
Any number of ornaments ship for one flat fee.
Continue Exploring
Collectors interested in the horse and winter side of Dashing Through the Snow can continue with:
- Country Ride Ornament
- Colonial Winter Ornament
- The Sleighride Ornament
- Alleluia Ornament, and other horse-centered Moss ornaments.
For the snowman connection, related current-gallery candidates include:
For collectors interested specifically in Moss horse imagery beyond ornaments, the Animals & Companions framework includes horse-centered works such as:
- Duchess
- Earthly Spirit
- Festive Frolic
- Free Spirit Giclee
- Gentle Soul
- Noble Contemplation Artist Proof
- Noble Spirit
- Reflections of the Soul
- Spirits
Suggested Categories & Subjects:
- P. Buckley Moss Ornaments
- P. Buckley Moss Horses
- Snowmen
- Nature
- Winter
“Winter comes alive in the round.”
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