A luminous sphere barely larger than a palm, this 2020 cast epoxy and acrylic work by Helen Pashgian distills decades of rigorous material investigation into an object of disarming intimacy. Measuring just 15.2 centimeters in diameter, the piece rewards close attention: its flawlessly polished surface appears at first purely optical, yet embedded geometric forms and prismatic structures nested within the resin shift and bloom as the viewer moves around it, releasing color and shadow that seem to originate from somewhere deep inside the object rather than from any external source. The effect is neither illusion nor trick but a careful choreography of light, one that Pashgian has refined since her emergence alongside the Light and Space movement in Los Angeles during the 1960s. Pashgian's practice has long centered on industrial materials, particularly polyester resin and epoxy, chosen not for their novelty but for their capacity to hold and transform light in ways that more traditional sculptural media cannot. Her orb-form works are among the most recognizable objects in this tradition, and the present piece exemplifies why: the seamless exterior belies an interior complexity that continually renews itself depending on angle, ambient light, and proximity. The work arrives with an artist-specified pedestal display, meaning its presentation reflects Pashgian's own considered intentions for how the object should occupy space and meet the viewer. Pashgian's standing within the canon of postwar California art is well established. Her work entered the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, and she was featured in the landmark survey Phenomenal: California Light, Space, Surface. Solo exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Pomona College Museum of Art, and Palm Springs Art Museum have further affirmed her importance as a sculptor whose quiet, precise objects remain among the most compelling produced within this movement. This work, offered through the MCASD Benefit Auction, represents a rare opportunity to acquire a recent example at an accessible scale.