Solar Scallop Sundial, by local artist Scott Bluedorn at Quail Hill Farm
October 16, 2026
On the first of the month Quail Hill Farm hosted their Fall Equinox party. A highlight of the evening was the revealing of the new sculpture, Solar Scallop Sundial, by local artist Scott Bluedorn. Looking west over the beautiful farm fields along Deep Lane – across the valley of Quail Hill Farm and the fields of Birch Hill – the sculpture was commissioned by Deborah Ann Light’s son, Michael Light.
“At the first Equinox gathering at the farm two years ago when the new barn was completed, I turned to Scott Bluedorn who was next to me and said, ‘don’t you think something can fill up that blank space? I think you’re the guy to dream up something big," said Mike Light. “And here we are today, with that vision realized in a scallop shell and labyrinth that represents my mother, the farm, and the Trust. Thank you, Scott, for bringing that vision to life.”
In his artist statement, Scott Bluedorn writes: The ‘Solar Scallop Sundial’ is a sculptural piece that represents integral themes of the Quail Hill Farm story. The scallop form represents our native species Argopecten irradians, important to the bioregion as a wild food and emblematic as a symbol of the East End. It is particular to Quail Hill as a familiar item worn as a necklace by Deborah Ann Light, as well as being the logo of the Peconic Land Trust.
“Having grown up at Quail Hill, it was an astounding, amazing, and wondrous place. But sometimes lonely and I always fantasized about it being populated by people – an artist’s residency, or a cider mill because of all the apple trees. And then my mother took a giant leap in 1990 working with the Land Trust and Quail Hill Farm was born. And today’s gathering at the farm is not only a testament to my mother’s commitment to Community Supported Agriculture, but to all of you – to the Quail Hill community that made it happen,” added Mike.
“We are grateful to Mike for this generous gift to the farm and celebration of Deborah. Scott’s sculpture truly captures the spirit of both the farm and the Trust and its connection to Deborah and her extraordinary support of agriculture and land conservation,” said John v.H. Halsey, President, Peconic Land Trust.
Thank you Mike and Scott for this wonderful gift to the community!