Chihuly in the Garden

 

Orchid found in the Climatron

For those of you not from the St.Louis area, the Climatron is located at the Missouri Botanical Garden. John and I had a beautiful spring Sunday to visit the gardens. It was comfortably warm, with a bit of a breeze and the humidity was low. Dale Chihuly currently is displaying his glass art work in the natural and beautiful setting of the botanical garden.

Chihuly began, in 2001, working with botanical gardens to bring art lovers outside where it was possible to view his glass creations in natural settings. He has displayed his works once in past years at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. We enjoyed that exhibition then and this time around he has not failed us in our expectations!

Ethereal Spring Persians,2022

Chihuly's work certainly blends well in a natural setting. It was hard for me to separate the real from the glass art work. As  my gaze went toward a colorful plant nearby, from the art work pictured above, I had a momentary feeling of disorientation.

False Bird of Paradise

 No, that was the bract of the plant and not a piece of glass. God/nature was competing with Chihuly and doing a good job of it! If you go to the gardens you may find both works of art in the Climatron. I will end this posting with a couple more pictures of the glass art work. By the way, Chihuly's work will remain in the garden until October 15. Spend a day at the gardens!

Float Boats with Niijima Floats 2012-2018

Neodymium Reeds on Logs 2022